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Is the Fujifilm S1 good for Sports Photography?

Fujifilm FinePix S1
$399.95

Fujifilm S1 Sports Photography Score

GOOD
Fujifilm S1 has a score of 61 for Sports Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Fujifilm S1 will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Sports Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Fujifilm S1 Review

Fujifilm S1 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
In the world of sports photography, faster is always better.
Environmental Sealings
Most outdoor sports games are held in all-weather, so your camera has to be ready for difficult conditions such as rain and snow. Exposure to dust and water splashes are also very common in sports.
Wireless Connection
It may not be used by everyone but pro sports photographers use Wi-fi to transfer files simultaneously without having to wait to change the memory card.
Manual Exposure Mode
Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct and consistent exposure.
Manual Focus Mode
Compact cameras are not great at focusing moving objects especially at low light and your camera may not even fire bacause of not locking the focus, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
During a sports shoot, using a viewfinder allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.
External Flash Shoe
When shooting indoor sports or outdoor sports at low light, an external flash may become very helpful.
Image Stabilization
Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper photos during sports photography.
1200 mm Tele Lens
1200 mm reach lens will be adequate in most sports events.
RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
Fujifilm S1's max shutter speed of 1/2000s is not the best in class but it will be enough to freeze the moment. A potential problem may be when you use a fast aperture at very strong light, your camera may overexpose because of slow max shutter speed
Average Ergonomics&Handling
although not as good as a DSLR body, Fujifilm S1 is good enough for most conditions.
Unknown Focus Points
In sports photography , you keep continuous autofocus (AFC) mode on for tracking the subject and more focus means better tracking.

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Compare S1 vs RX10 IV

20 MP | 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #94
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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Features 93
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Compare S1 vs RX10 III

20 MP | 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #103
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Features 90
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
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Daily
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Compare S1 vs RX10 II

20 MP | 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #95
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
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Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
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Landscape

Panasonic FZ300

Compare S1 vs FZ300

12 MP | 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor
25-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #100
Rank in Compact Cameras: #6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features 98
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare S1 vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor
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Rank in All Cameras: #89
Rank in Compact Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
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Features 93
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

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