Canon SX530 HS for Landscape Photography

Is the Canon SX530 HS good for Landscape Photography?

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Canon SX530 HS Landscape Photography Score

POOR

Canon SX530 HS has a score of 26 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
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Canon SX530 HS Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Exposure Mode

A correct exposure of a landscape shot is very important. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.

Manual Focus Mode

With the manual focus mode, you can make fine adjustments to have the perfect focus.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Even though there are very good examples of landscapes photos taken with tele lenses, most of the landscape photos are taken with wide angle lenses.

Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP

Canon SX530 HS's 16.0MP resolution is not ideal for landscape photography but you can still achieve large prints with good framing and technique.

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.

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 sensors.

No Environmental Sealings

Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

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Canon SX530 HS Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Landscape Photography

Sony RX10 IV Compare SX530 HS vs RX10 IV	20 MP \| 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #140 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 III Compare SX530 HS vs RX10 III	20 MP \| 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #150 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500 Compare SX530 HS vs FZ2500	20 MP \| 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-480 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #104 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 Compare SX530 HS vs RX10	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #191 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #9
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II Compare SX530 HS vs FZ1000 II	20 MP \| 1″ BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #135 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX10 IV

Sony RX10 III

Panasonic FZ2500

Sony RX10

Panasonic FZ1000 II