Sports & Action

The best cameras for shooting sports and action photos are the ones that let you get close to the action. That means a camera with a long zoom lens and image stabilization features that provide steady shots when shooting from the sidelines. Here are our picks for sports & action shooters.
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$549.991Nikon J1
The J1 has some great features and a compact size, but Nikon's brand new mirrorless darling is not without its disappointments. Read full 7-part review
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$462.252Panasonic Lumix FZ150
Excellent image quality, speedy performance, and a great design add up to the best superzoom that has ever graced our labs. That distinction seems to change hands every week, but trust us when we say that the FZ150 is a truly great camera. Read full 16-part review
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$428.003Sony Cyber-shot HX100V
This professionally-geared ultrazoom offers some of the best color accuracy we've ever seen. It's a shame the other scores weren't quite so strong. Read full 16-part review
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$263.954Casio Exilim EX-ZR100
Golf season may be winding down, but there's still time to work on that swing for next year. We took the Casio ZR100 to task, seeing if it offers more than just swing-saving slow motion video. Read full 16-part review
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$499.005Olympus PEN E-PM1
The entry-level Olympus PEN E-PM1 has made it through our full battery of testing. Read our full review to see if this so-called PEN Mini has performance big enough to match the flagship Olympus E-P3. Read full 7-part review
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$269.006Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10
The gorgeous TX10 is a tough-cam in disguise. Underneath the chic exterior is a model made for the outdoors, and image quality is great too. Read full 16-part review
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$599.887Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3
The DMC-G3 is the latest Micro Four Thirds camera from Panasonic, featuring a 3-inch touchscreen articulated LCD, superb color accuracy and solid high ISO performance owed to its new 16-megapixel CMOS sensor. Read on to see how it performed in our entire battery of tests. Read full 7-part review
$599.88
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