Canon SX540 HS for Street Photography

Is the Canon SX540 HS good for Street Photography?

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Canon SX540 HS Street Photography Score

GOOD

Canon SX540 HS has a score of 62 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Canon SX540 HS 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 SX540 HS Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

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.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

Medium sized Body

Bridgebody of Canon SX540 HS is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especially with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

No RAW shooting capability

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.

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

JPEG files are generally more attractive direct out of the camera but 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 SX540 HS Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Street Photography

Fujifilm S1 Compare SX540 HS vs S1	16 MP \| 1/2.3" CMOS Sensor 24-1200 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #255 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #11
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm HS30EXR Compare SX540 HS vs HS30EXR	16 MP \| 1/2" EXRCMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #344 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #19
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm HS35EXR Compare SX540 HS vs HS35EXR	16 MP \| 1/2" EXRCMOS Sensor 24-720 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #375 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #25
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500 Compare SX540 HS vs FZ2500	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-480 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #92 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II Compare SX540 HS vs FZ1000 II	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #121 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm S1

Fujifilm HS30EXR

Fujifilm HS35EXR

Panasonic FZ2500

Panasonic FZ1000 II