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Is the Sony ZV-1 good for Sports Photography?

Sony ZV-1
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Sony ZV-1 Sports Photography Score

POOR
Sony ZV-1 has a score of 36 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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Sony ZV-1 Sports Photography Detailed Analysis
Fast Continuous Shooting: 24.0fps

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

315 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.

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.

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

Sony ZV-1'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.

Poor Battery Life: 260 shots

In most sports events, you shoot at high speed for a long time and this drains the battery pretty quick. With a battery life of only 260 shots per charge, you may need to change batteries very frequently in the middle of an event.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especial with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

70 mm Tele Lens

70 mm reach will not be adequate in many sports events.

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Sony ZV-1 for Carrying Everywhere
Sony ZV-1 for Landscape Photography

Sony ZV-1 Alternatives in Large Sensor Compact cameras for Sports Photography

Panasonic LX100 II

Compare ZV-1 vs LX100 II

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

Rank in All Cameras: #239
Rank in Compact Cameras: #21

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

Leica D-Lux 7

Compare ZV-1 vs D-Lux 7

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

Rank in All Cameras: #232
Rank in Compact Cameras: #16

Leica D-Lux 7
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X100V

Compare ZV-1 vs X100V

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

Rank in All Cameras: #104
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

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

Sony RX100 V

Compare ZV-1 vs RX100 V

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

Rank in All Cameras: #286
Rank in Compact Cameras: #29

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 92
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X100F

Compare ZV-1 vs X100F

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

Rank in All Cameras: #220
Rank in Compact Cameras: #12

Fujifilm X100F
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q2

Compare ZV-1 vs Q2

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #233
Rank in Compact Cameras: #17

Leica Q2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Leica Q2 Monochrom

Compare ZV-1 vs Q2 Monochrom

47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #234
Rank in Compact Cameras: #19

Leica Q2 Monochrom
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G1 X III

Compare ZV-1 vs G1 X III

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

Rank in All Cameras: #169
Rank in Compact Cameras: #5

Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic ZS200

Compare ZV-1 vs ZS200

20 MP | 1″ MOS Sensor
24-360 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #242
Rank in Compact Cameras: #15

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

Leica C-Lux

Compare ZV-1 vs C-Lux

20 MP | CMOS Sensor
24-360 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #245
Rank in Compact Cameras: #23

Leica C-Lux
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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