Canon RP for Street Photography

Is the Canon RP good for Street Photography?

Canon RP Street Photography Score

GOOD

Canon RP has a score of 77 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Canon RP will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Canon RP Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot 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.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Fully Articulated LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Canon RP ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

Medium sized Body

Mirrorlessbody of Canon RP is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.

No Image Stabilization

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Canon RP users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Canon RF mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Canon RP.

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Canon RP Alternatives in SLR-style mirrorless cameras for Street Photography

Sony A7R III Compare RP vs A7R III	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #7 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #9
	Imaging Features 90 Value for Money 97 Portability Overall Score 92	Portrait Street 100 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Sony A7 III Compare RP vs A7 III	24 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #15 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #15
	Imaging Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 100 Sports Daily 95 Landscape

Sony A7R IV Compare RP vs A7R IV	61 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #2 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #3
	Imaging 95 Features 94 Value for Money Portability Overall Score 98	Portrait Street 100 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A7R II Compare RP vs A7R II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #13 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #4
	Imaging 93 Features Value for Money 95 Portability Overall Score 96	Portrait 97 Street 100 Sports Daily 93 Landscape

Sony A9 Compare RP vs A9	24 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony E Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #11 Rank in Mirrorless Cameras: #10
	Imaging Features 94 Value for Money 92 Portability Overall Score 90	Portrait Street 99 Sports Daily 90 Landscape

Sony A7R III

Sony A7 III

Sony A7R IV

Sony A7R II

Sony A9