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Is the Fujifilm S9800 good for Sports Photography?

Fujifilm S9800
$159.99

Fujifilm S9800 Sports Photography Score

AVERAGE
Fujifilm S9800 has a score of 45 for Sports Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Sports Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Fujifilm S9800 Review

Fujifilm S9800 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
In the world of sports photography, faster is always better.
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.
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.
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.
Average Ergonomics&Handling
although not as good as a DSLR body, Fujifilm S9800 is good enough for most conditions.
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.
Slow Max shutter speed: 1/1700s
Fujifilm S9800's max shutter speed of 1/1700s is quite slow and it may not be enough to freeze the motion in some cases. Another potential problem may be when you use a fast aperture at very strong light, your camera may overexpose because of slow max shutter speed
Focus Points
In sports photography , you keep continuous autofocus (AFC) mode on for tracking the subject and more focus means better tracking.
No 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.
No External Flash Shoe
When shooting indoor sports or outdoor sports at low light, an external flash may become very helpful.
Slow Lens at Tele: f6.50
You will have hard time getting fast enough shutter speeds with a lens that is slow at tele.
No 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.

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Fujifilm S9800 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Sports Photography

Sony RX10 IV

Compare S9800 vs RX10 IV

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

Rank in All Cameras: #133
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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Sony RX10 III

Compare S9800 vs RX10 III

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

Rank in All Cameras: #143
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #6

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
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Value for Money
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Panasonic FZ300

Compare S9800 vs FZ300

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

Rank in All Cameras: #140
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features 93
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
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Panasonic FZ1000

Compare S9800 vs FZ1000

20 MP | 1-inch CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #151
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
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Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
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Sony RX10 II

Compare S9800 vs RX10 II

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

Rank in All Cameras: #135
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #5

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