Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS

The Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS is a bridge camera launched on 07/02/2012.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 30 overall. The Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS weights 163 gr and spans 86 x 54 x 20 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 77, ranks in the category best 26%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 7% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 24, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 49, ranks among the worst 42% 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 - Good, score 11, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 9, ranks 23% in its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 25, ranks in the best 66% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 42% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 51, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.