Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

The Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is a bridgekamera camera launched on 27.03.2009.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 56 of all cameras in our database) scoring 42 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX1 IS weights 615 gr and spans 128 x 88 x 88 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 34, ranks in the category best 24%.
• Versatility - Score 58, ranks in the category best 24%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 22, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 63, ranks among the worst 35% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 34, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 32, ranks in the best 24% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 39, ranks in the best 23% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX1 IS is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX1 IS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 42% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX1 IS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.