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Is the Canon SX420 IS good for Carrying Everywhere?

Canon PowerShot SX420 IS
$249.99

Canon SX420 IS Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE
Canon SX420 IS has a score of 54 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Canon SX420 IS Review

Canon SX420 IS Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
42.0X Optical Zoom
42.0X Optical Zoom of Canon SX420 IS will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
Medium size Body
With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Canon SX420 ISis a good compromise between size and functionality.
325g
Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 85mm
With a thickness of 85mm,Canon SX420 IS is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
Canon SX420 IS's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
No 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.

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Canon SX420 IS Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic FZ2500

Compare SX420 IS vs FZ2500

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-480 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #111
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G3 X

Compare SX420 IS vs G3 X

20 MP | 1' BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #167
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #5

Canon PowerShot G3 X
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus 1

Compare SX420 IS vs 1

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-300 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #269
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #12

Olympus Stylus 1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare SX420 IS vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor
25-400 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #135
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Panasonic FZ300

Compare SX420 IS vs FZ300

12 MP | 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor
25-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #142
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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