Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX280 HS is a bridge camera launched on 21/03/2013.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX280 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 29 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX280 HS weights 233 gr and spans 106 x 63 x 33 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 SX280 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 75, ranks in the category best 32%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX280 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 25, ranks among the worst 48% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 46, ranks among the worst 29% 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 12, ranks in the best 62% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX280 HS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 9, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX280 HS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 26, ranks in the best 62% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX280 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 46% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX280 HS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 50, ranks in the best 53% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX280 HS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.