10 Best Digital Cameras for Sports Photography
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Out of thousands of reviews for 160 products, over 900 people recommended Digital Cameras specifically for Sports Photography. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Canon EOS 40D
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$718 - $1,300
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71 People Recommend
"the camera body is more sturdy, self cleaning sensor, large lcd screen, several new menu options and much better af in low light then the 20d.…" - Photoalley.com User "i use this camera mostly for nature and sport photography.…" - "John" at Wolfcamera.com "this camera works great for wildlife - especially action shots.…" - "Ray T" at Wolfcamera.com |
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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$355 - $400
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69 People Recommend
"i'm thrilled to say [after what i thought was a good selection 1 1/2 years ago of a different product] that this camera is by far the best out there for families on the move with vacations, sports…" - "Mom on the run" at Wolfcamera.com "it has a lot of good features but still blurrs a little with the sports feature with moving objects i guess this should be expected with a digital camera that isn't a slr with the quicker shutter…" - Sweet T. from Liberty, SC at Circuitcity.com "it takes great action shots, love the face detection.…" - SaraM from St. Cloud, MN at Circuitcity.com |
Canon Digital Rebel XSi
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$594 - $1,000
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33 People Recommend
"i've been looking for a camera to take pictures of sporting events that won't give me blurry pictures after the actions done.…" - "FOOTBALL FAN" at Cameraworld.com "i wanted it for kid's sports and indoor kid events and it is fantastic.…" - nickrph from home at Circuitcity.com "i would feel very comfortable with the image quality of this camera to do a editorial shoot (non-sport) with it.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SD870 IS
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$228 - $450
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31 People Recommend
"i was looking for a camera that would take great pictures in low light/night settings.…" - Kevin from Summit Hill, PA at Circuitcity.com "it takes absolutely great outdoor photos, but, as many reviewers note, it needs help (a manual overirde which i've not mastered)to adjust for low light and indoor photos.…" - footwalk from L at Circuitcity.com "the perfect camera would have good low-light (high iso) performance, but it seems that's nearly impossible to find in a point-and-shoot these days.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
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$260 - $550
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29 People Recommend
"a little noise in the picture at 1600 iso but i have yet to actually find a situation i need to set it that high, i've taken almost perfect action shots with this camera at the 200 - 400 iso setting.…" - L. Tain from Boise, ID at Circuitcity.com "with this camera i zoomed in on my grandson hockey game and the pictures came out very clear to the point that i could read his nameon his jersey.the camera can be a bit confusing with all the…" - amamo from Buffalo,New York at Circuitcity.com "it performs well in low light thanks to the image stabilizer.…" - Cameraworld.com User |
Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera
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$660 - $2,380
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27 People Recommend
"(this allows you to shoot without your flash in low light indoors) it has the most advanced menu for image adjustment, in the business.i really enjoy the accuracy of the exprosure meter.…" - customer from Costa Mesa , Ca at Circuitcity.com "i use it to shoot a lot of sports, high school football games and yankee games.…" - Amazon.com User "think about shooting sports in a stadium where half the field is covered in shadow - with auto-iso you can set your parameters and then forget about the camera and just worry about catching the action…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon Ixus 75
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$165 - $350
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27 People Recommend
"we have recommended this camera to several friends after they saw the pictures we had taken with it at my son's soccer game - the action photos were awesome.…" - Amazon.com User "+ excellent photo quality- this camera takes excellent large photos under almost any condition, especially low light settings.…" - Amazon.com User "this model does not have image stabilization, but will perform as any normal camera would under low-light conditions.…" - Amazon.com User |
Canon PowerShot G9
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$499 - $569
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27 People Recommend
"this is a great camera for both camera pros and amateurs because it has settings for you to dial in the iso manually or you can use the special settings like fireworks, sports, nightshade, kids/pets,…" - Wendy from Washingt at Circuitcity.com "it has high iso capability (iso 1600 and iso 3200 pre-setting) that may be used in low light settings...expect some noise, however.…" - Hammer from at Circuitcity.com "the only things i don't like about it are the low light usage(sluggish) and the shutter speed( i can't exactly capture moving objects too well)but i found myself not really stressing over that after…" - Cameraworld.com User |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150
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$296 - $408
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23 People Recommend
"it does lack a powerful flash although you can adjust it to take good low light pics.…" - steve from pittsburgh, pa at Circuitcity.com "i like that one hasa choice of many different shooting modes too fordifferent shooting situations, such as sports.i couldn't give the battery a best rating yet becausei haven't had it long enough to…" - J at Circuitcity.com "after going through football, christmas, skiing trips, school plays and birthdays, i still am very pleased with this camera.…" - steve from Pittsburgh, Pa at Circuitcity.com |
Canon EOS-1D Mark III Body Only
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$3,310 - $4,500
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22 People Recommend
"i just covered a 2-day pro sport event right after receiving the camera in the mail + it was great camera to test in real conditions.…" - Adorama.com User "the reason i bought this camera was for it's low-light…" - Bhphotovideo.com User "although it would fire sometime without getting the proper focus in low light situations.…" - Adorama.com User |
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