Canon PowerShot SX520 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX520 HS is a superzoom camera launched on 29/07/2014.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX520 HS ranks well below the category average, scoring 26 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX520 HS weights 441 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 SX520 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Versatility - Score 50, ranks in the category best 49%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX520 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 22, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 53, ranks among the worst 21% 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 10, ranks 14% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX520 HS is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Good, score 9, ranks in the best 74% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX520 HS works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 25, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX520 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 12% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX520 HS is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 14% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX520 HS does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.