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Is the Panasonic FZ300 good for Sports Photography?

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
$497.99

Panasonic FZ300 Sports Photography Score

GOOD
Panasonic FZ300 has a score of 63 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.
Read our detailed Panasonic FZ300 Review

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: #141
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
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: #142
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features
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: #183
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #7
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare FZ300 vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #135
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2
Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Imaging
Features
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: #175
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #8
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Imaging
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Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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