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Is the Panasonic ZS70 good for Sports Photography?

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70
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Panasonic ZS70 Sports Photography Score

POOR
Panasonic ZS70 has a score of 35 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 ZS70 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps

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.

720 mm Tele Lens

720 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 ZS70'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 ZS70\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: f6.40

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

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Panasonic ZS70 Alternatives in Small Sensor Superzoom cameras for Sports Photography

Panasonic FZ80

Compare ZS70 vs FZ80

18 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
20-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #331
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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Nikon P1000

Compare ZS70 vs P1000

16 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-3000 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #313
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #16

Nikon Coolpix P1000
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
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Daily
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Canon SX70 HS

Compare ZS70 vs SX70 HS

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
21-1365 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #327
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #15

Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
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Value for Money
Portability
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Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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Nikon P950

Compare ZS70 vs P950

16 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
24-2000 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #279
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #11

Nikon Coolpix P950
Imaging
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Value for Money
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Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon B700

Compare ZS70 vs B700

20 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1440 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #380
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #20

Nikon Coolpix B700
Imaging
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Value for Money
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Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony HX350

Compare ZS70 vs HX350

20 MP | 1/2.3 BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #586
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #48

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Imaging
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Value for Money
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Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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Canon SX540 HS

Compare ZS70 vs SX540 HS

20 MP | 1/2.3' BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #622
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #52

Canon PowerShot SX540 HS
Imaging
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Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon B500

Compare ZS70 vs B500

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
23-900 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #731
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #82

Nikon Coolpix B500
Imaging
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Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon B600

Compare ZS70 vs B600

16 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-1440 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #875
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #102

Nikon Coolpix B600
Imaging
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Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
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Canon SX420 IS

Compare ZS70 vs SX420 IS

20 MP | 1/2.3" CCD Sensor
24-1008 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #944
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #105

Canon PowerShot SX420 IS
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Value for Money
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