Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

The Canon PowerShot SX10 IS is a bridge camera launched on 15/01/2009.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 28 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX10 IS weights 600 gr and spans 128 x 88 x 87 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 58, ranks in the category best 25%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX10 IS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 7% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 17, ranks among the worst 20% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 63, ranks among the worst 37% 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 13, ranks in the best 45% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS 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 65% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 25, ranks in the best 68% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 44, ranks 25% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 47, ranks 28% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX10 IS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 129.9 GBP and 129.9 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Canon PowerShot SX10 IS is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.