Camerarace | Canon PowerShot SX620 HS – Review and technical sheet

The Canon PowerShot SX620 HS is a bridge camera launched on 05/10/2016.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX620 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 32 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX620 HS weights 182 gr and spans 97 x 57 x 28 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 SX620 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality – Score 2, ranks in the category best 26%.
• Comfort – Score 78, ranks in the category best 23%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX620 HS is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance – Score 27, ranks among the worst 51% of its category.
• Versatility – Score 49, ranks among the worst 43% 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 13, ranks in the best 40% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX620 HS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape – Good, score 11, ranks in the best 44% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX620 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 54% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX620 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street – Good, score 52, ranks in the best 34% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX620 HS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday – Good, score 53, ranks in the best 33% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX620 HS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon PowerShot SX620 HS sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 498.0 USD and 698.0 USD, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Canon PowerShot SX620 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.