sgomboz Loc: Chicago

I have a Sony RX10 IV that I plan to take photographs at a stark car race that is with a lighted race track. Will this camera be sufficient for taking photos?

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Just happened upon this in going through postings. It may be sufficient, but I personally have my doubts. It is only a 1" sensor which will require a higher ISO for a reasonably fast shutter speed. That is the downside of a one inch sensor. If you can take both the Sony RX10 and a larger sensor camera, that would offer you an alternative if the Sony did not work out. Of course if the lights are really bright enough, which I also seriously doubt, the Sony could work out better than I think.

sgomboz Loc: Chicago

Thank you … I also have a A7 iii , however not as long as a lens reach. That’s the delema.

Ollieboy

I have the same camera and it shouldn't be a problem. As long as there is lighting you should be ok.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

If they let you in with that "Professional Camera."

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Again, it is going to be be dependent on the lighting and how high an ISO versus noise. If we are talking Indianapolis or Daytona, the lighting will be more than adequate. If there is any way to test the lighting before you go, that would be best. I have seen and been to race tracks where the Sony would have increased noise to get to the shutter speed I would want.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

You should be OK especially if you shoot raw and have good noise software.....yes, I have an RX10 ...
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Luft93 Loc: Finger Lakes, NY

Useless response based on questionable suppositions. OP might find that blurred action, if that is all he can get , would suggest the nature of the action better than static stopped motion.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

mmills79 Loc: NJ

Why not rent a lens for your A7iii for the event? That to me would be the smartest thing to do.

niteman3d Loc: South Central Pennsylvania, USA

I used to shoot baseball games with a Nikon P80 Coolpix point and shoot among others that got me into sports events without hassles, and it has a 1/2.33 sensor with ten megapixels. I stopped the ball and had generally good results. Your Sony has four times the sensor surface area and double the megapixels in addition to over ten years of improvement in circuitry, software, and glass. Practice panning. Good luck!

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

I would not expect to see blurred images from the RX10. That camera can go as high as 1/32,000 sec. This is not a typo.

It has a shutter lag of less than 30ms in wide and mid FL, and less than 40ms in tele FL and this is with full AF.
And it can AF during burst mode which can run as high as 24 fps for the RX10iv. Earlier models were slower.

This is a serious camera and can outperform many more expensive FF cameras. The only issue is whether there will be extra noise based on the available light. But this camera is going to focus fast and accurately and do so while bursting. Of course, available light will be the question. If it needs to shoot at ISO 6400, it can do it.

And considering how well today's dedicated noise reduction SW works, the OP is going to be just fine.

I don't have the RX10, but I do have the RX100vii which is a very close relative of the RX10, but with a smaller lens. And it focuses fast and accurately just like the RX10. I suspect that everything the two camera families could commonly share is probably the way they were both designed.