Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is a bridge camera launched on 15/09/2011.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 30 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX40 HS weights 600 gr and spans 123 x 92 x 108 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks in the category best 17%.
• Versatility - Score 59, ranks in the category best 23%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 48, ranks among the worst 11% 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 37% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 34, ranks in the best 31% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 16% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 22% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX40 HS 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 SX40 HS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 148.49 GBP and 148.49 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Canon PowerShot SX40 HS 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.