Canon PowerShot A3500 IS

The Canon PowerShot A3500 IS is a compact camera launched on 07/01/2013.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot A3500 IS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 31 overall. The Canon PowerShot A3500 IS weights 135 gr and spans 98 x 56 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 A3500 IS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 29%.
• Speed Performance - Score 21, ranks in the category best 35%.
• Versatility - Score 52, ranks in the category best 21%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot A3500 IS is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 78, ranks among the worst 45% 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 26% of its category. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS 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 27% of its category. Canon PowerShot A3500 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 33% of its category. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Canon PowerShot A3500 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 60% of its category. Canon PowerShot A3500 IS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon PowerShot A3500 IS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 149.99 GBP and 149.99 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Canon PowerShot A3500 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.