Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS

The Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS is a compacta camera launched on 06/01/2015.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 28 overall. The Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS weights 141 gr and spans 100 x 58 x 23 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 ELPH 170 IS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks in the category best 23%.
• Versatility - Score 47, ranks in the category best 31%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 17, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 72, ranks among the worst 17% 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 11, ranks in the best 48% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 9, ranks in the best 44% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 23, ranks in the best 49% of its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 47, ranks 15% in its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 18% in its category. Canon PowerShot ELPH 170 IS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.