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Is the Panasonic FZ2500 good for Sports Photography?

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
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Panasonic FZ2500 Sports Photography Score

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Panasonic FZ2500 has a score of 51 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.
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Panasonic FZ2500 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 12.0fps

In the world of sports photography, faster is always better.

Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s

Panasonic FZ2500's 1/4000s shutter speed is fast enough to freeze any almost all sports action and is also helpful when you use a fast lens at largest aperture under bright sunlight.

49 Focus Points

In sports photography , you keep continuous autofocus (AFC) mode on for tracking the subject and more focus means better tracking.

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.

480 mm Tele Lens

480 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 Ergonomics&Handling

although not as good as a DSLR body, Panasonic FZ2500 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.

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

Rank in All Cameras: #174
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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Panasonic FZ1000 II

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20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
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Rank in All Cameras: #164
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3

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Sony RX10 III

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

Rank in All Cameras: #222
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
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Leica V-Lux 5

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20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
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Rank in All Cameras: #259
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #10

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Panasonic FZ2500

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20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
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Rank in All Cameras: #130
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1

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