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Is the Sony HX80 good for Sports Photography?

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80
$250.00

Sony HX80 Sports Photography Score

POOR
Sony HX80 has a score of 30 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.
Read our detailed Sony HX80 Review

Sony HX80 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
In the world of sports photography, faster is always better.
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.
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.
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
Sony HX80'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.
Focus Points
In sports photography , you keep continuous autofocus (AFC) mode on for tracking the subject and more focus means better tracking.
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Sony HX80\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 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.
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.
No 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.

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Sony HX80 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Sports Photography

Casio EX-100

Compare HX80 vs EX-100

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch CMOS Sensor
28-300 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #320
Rank in Compact Cameras: #16

Casio Exilim EX-100
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X30

Compare HX80 vs X30

12 MP | CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor
28-112 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #251
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Fujifilm X30
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G16

Compare HX80 vs G16

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #287
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5

Canon PowerShot G16
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon P7800

Compare HX80 vs P7800

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #233
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

Nikon Coolpix P7800
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic ZS50

Compare HX80 vs ZS50

12 MP | 1/2.3 CMOS Sensor
24-720 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #347
Rank in Compact Cameras: #20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 94
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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