Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a bridge camera launched on 08/21/2012.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS ranks well below the category average, scoring 26 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX500 IS weights 341 gr and spans 104 x 70 x 80 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 18, ranks among the worst 25% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 60, ranks among the worst 33% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 50, ranks among the worst 48% 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 - Suboptimal, score 11, ranks 16% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 9, ranks 25% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 23, ranks 23% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 17% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 44, ranks 18% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX500 IS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.