Canon SX530 HS for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Canon SX530 HS good for Carrying Everywhere?

$225.00

Canon SX530 HS Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Canon SX530 HS has a score of 53 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 SX530 HS Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

50.0X Optical Zoom

50.0X Optical Zoom of Canon SX530 HS 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 SX530 HSis a good compromise between size and functionality.

442g

Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.

Body Thickness 92mm

With a thickness of 92mm,Canon SX530 HS is not a pocketable camera for sure.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

Canon SX530 HS'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 SX530 HS Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic FZ2500 Compare SX530 HS vs FZ2500	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-480 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #98 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G3 X Compare SX530 HS vs G3 X	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #157 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #8
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus 1 Compare SX530 HS vs 1	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-300 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #281 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #16
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ300 Compare SX530 HS vs FZ300	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 25-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #140 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II Compare SX530 HS vs FZ1000 II	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #128 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500

Canon G3 X

Olympus 1

Panasonic FZ300

Panasonic FZ1000 II