Canon SX420 IS for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Canon SX420 IS good for Carrying Everywhere?

$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.
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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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500

Canon G3 X

Olympus 1

Panasonic FZ1000 II

Panasonic FZ300