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Is the Panasonic ZS100 good for Sports Photography?

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100
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Panasonic ZS100 Sports Photography Score

POOR
Panasonic ZS100 has a score of 37 for Sports Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Sports Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
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Panasonic ZS100 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 9.9fps

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

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.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper photos during sports photography.

250 mm Tele Lens

250 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

Panasonic ZS100'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

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.

Not so good Ergonomics&Handling

Panasonic ZS100\s compact body is not very ideal for sports photography as it lacks the external dials and knobs to change the camera settings fast and the ergonomics doesn't help you to have the most stable shooting position.

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: f5.90

You will have hard time getting fast enough shutter speeds with a lens that is slow at tele.

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Panasonic ZS100 Alternatives in Large Sensor Compact cameras for Sports Photography

Leica Q2

Compare ZS100 vs Q2

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #77
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 91
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Leica Q3

Compare ZS100 vs Q3

60 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #39
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

Leica Q3
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Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 94
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic LX100 II

Compare ZS100 vs LX100 II

17 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
24-75 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #246
Rank in Compact Cameras: #21

Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II
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Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica D-Lux 7

Compare ZS100 vs D-Lux 7

17 MP | Four Thirds CMOS Sensor
24-75 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #240
Rank in Compact Cameras: #19

Leica D-Lux 7
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
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Street
Sports
Daily
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Fujifilm X100V

Compare ZS100 vs X100V

26 MP | APS-C BSI-CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #111
Rank in Compact Cameras: #3

Fujifilm X100V
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX100 V

Compare ZS100 vs RX100 V

20 MP | 1″ Stacked BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-70 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #295
Rank in Compact Cameras: #32

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
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Daily
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Fujifilm X100F

Compare ZS100 vs X100F

24 MP | APS-C CMOS X-TRANS III Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #228
Rank in Compact Cameras: #15

Fujifilm X100F
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Leica Q2 Monochrom

Compare ZS100 vs Q2 Monochrom

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #241
Rank in Compact Cameras: #18

Leica Q2 Monochrom
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Value for Money
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Overall Score
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Canon G1 X III

Compare ZS100 vs G1 X III

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
24-72 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #176
Rank in Compact Cameras: #6

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
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Overall Score
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Panasonic ZS200

Compare ZS100 vs ZS200

20 MP | 1″ MOS Sensor
24-360 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #249
Rank in Compact Cameras: #17

Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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