Canon PowerShot A800

The Canon PowerShot A800 is a compacta camera launched on 05/01/2011.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot A800 ranks well below the category average, scoring 26 overall. The Canon PowerShot A800 weights 186 gr and spans 94 x 61 x 31 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 A800 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Speed Performance - Score 21, ranks in the category best 35%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot A800 is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 0, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 71, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 35, ranks among the worst 28% 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 9, ranks 4% in its category. Canon PowerShot A800 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 7, ranks 6% in its category. Canon PowerShot A800 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 20, ranks in the best 75% of its category. Canon PowerShot A800 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 6% in its category. Canon PowerShot A800 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 46, ranks 9% in its category. Canon PowerShot A800 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.