Canon PowerShot SX540 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX540 HS is a bridge camera launched on 01/05/2016.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX540 HS ranks well below the category average, scoring 27 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX540 HS weights 442 gr and spans 120 x 82 x 92 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 SX540 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 26%.
• Speed Performance - Score 31, ranks in the category best 44%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX540 HS is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 28% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 44, ranks among the worst 20% 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 12, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX540 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 48% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX540 HS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 28, ranks in the best 52% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX540 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 18% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX540 HS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 44, ranks 19% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX540 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 SX540 HS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 269.0 USD and 495.99 USD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Canon PowerShot SX540 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.