Canon XC10

The Canon XC10 is a compact camera launched on 08/04/2015.

Technically speaking, the Canon XC10 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 29 overall. The Canon XC10 weights 1040 gr and spans 125 x 102 x 122 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon XC10 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 4, ranks in the category best 23%.
• Speed Performance - Score 28, ranks in the category best 24%.
• Versatility - Score 68, ranks in the category best 8%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon XC10 is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 42, ranks among the worst 1% 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 15, ranks in the best 23% of its category. Canon XC10 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 13, ranks in the best 23% of its category. Canon XC10 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 32, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Canon XC10 is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 1% in its category. Canon XC10 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 3% in its category. Canon XC10 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 XC10 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 999.0 GBP and 999.0 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Canon XC10 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.