Panasonic FZ300 for Sports Photography

Is the Panasonic FZ300 good for Sports Photography?

Panasonic FZ300 Sports Photography Score

GOOD

Panasonic FZ300 has a score of 67 for Sports Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Panasonic FZ300 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.
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Panasonic FZ300 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis

Fast Continuous Shooting: 12.0fps

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.

Fast Max shutter speed: 1/16000s

Panasonic FZ300's 1/16000s 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.

600 mm Tele Lens

600 mm reach lens will be adequate in most sports events.

Fast Lens at Tele: f2.80

A fast lens at tele end will give you higher shutter speeds.

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 FZ300 is good enough for most conditions.

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Panasonic FZ300 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Sports Photography

Sony RX10 IV Compare FZ300 vs RX10 IV	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #102 Rank in Compact Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 III Compare FZ300 vs RX10 III	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #111 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 II Compare FZ300 vs RX10 II	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #103 Rank in Compact Cameras: #4
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ300 Compare FZ300 vs FZ300	12 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 25-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #108 Rank in Compact Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features 98 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 Compare FZ300 vs FZ1000	20 MP \| 1" CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #119 Rank in Compact Cameras: #7
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 IV

Sony RX10 III

Sony RX10 II

Panasonic FZ300

Panasonic FZ1000