Canon PowerShot S120

The Canon PowerShot S120 is a compact camera launched on 26/11/2013.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot S120 ranks in the best 10% of its category (and in the best 75 of all cameras in our database) scoring 51 overall. The Canon PowerShot S120 weights 217 gr and spans 100 x 59 x 29 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot S120 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 35, ranks in the category best 16%.
• Speed Performance - Score 44, ranks in the category best 7%.
• Versatility - Score 67, ranks in the category best 9%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot S120 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 76, ranks among the worst 40% 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 - Great, score 36, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Canon PowerShot S120 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 36, ranks in the best 15% of its category. Canon PowerShot S120 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 49, ranks in the best 10% of its category. Canon PowerShot S120 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Great, score 64, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Canon PowerShot S120 is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 65, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Canon PowerShot S120 is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon PowerShot S120 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 6.59 GBP and 12.99 GBP, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Canon PowerShot S120 is a great value for money. If this is the kind of camera you are looking for, you should definitely consider buying it.