Canon PowerShot SX410 IS Review

Now let's delve into more details of our Canon PowerShot SX410 IS review by assessing its features and specs, as well as checking what pros and cons it has compared to other average products in this category.

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS boasts of a resolution of 20.0 MP and is equipped with a 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sized CCD sensor.

The base of Canon PowerShot SX410 IS has the following ISO range 100 - 1600 .

Unfortunately, the support of the RAW file is not included in Canon PowerShot SX410 IS. However, if you are looking specifically for a Compact camera with a RAW file support, you should check out one of the following models from the same class and within similar price range .

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS features a 20.0 MP 1/2.3" sensor, which is not a good pick for high-quality and detailed pictures. However, we have an alternative option for you if you were looking for higher resolution.

Anti-Aliasing Filter

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS is known for the lack of anti-alias (Low-pass) filter. It is one of its essential features of the sensor built in this model. The absence of this filter contributes to a higher level of details and sharpness in the pictures you take. Yet, the lack of an anti-alias filter also enhances the possibility of more occurring in certain conditions.

Now let’s check how we can compare the size of 1/2.3" sensor featured in Canon PowerShot SX410 IS with other standard sensor sizes.

LCD and ViewFinder

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS is equipped with a Fixed Type 3" LCD screen. The resolution of this model’s screen reaches 230k dots.

In addition, this model comes with a built-in ViewFinder.

Max Shutter speed

Some of the other highlights of Canon PowerShot SX410 IS are its 0.5 fps max speed and 1/4000 sec max shutter speed, which allow you to shoot continuously.

Flash

Unlike some other cameras from this category, PowerShot SX410 IS unfortunately, is not equipped with a built-in flash.

Focusing

In addition, PowerShot SX410 IS has a Face detection AF feature that quickly finds the faces that appear within the frame range and locks the focus on them automatically.

Video Features

As for the video quality characteristics of Canon PowerShot SX410 IS, it gives you a possibility to shoot videos at the highest resolution of 1280 x 720 You also have enough flexibility in terms of how you can save your files. Namely, Canon PowerShot SX410 IS allows you to save files in H.264 formats.

Comparing the technical characteristics of this model with the modern standards, we have to admit that 1280 x 720 is a rather poor indicator of video resolution. However, if you are looking for a camera that has 4K video support, we recommend you to consider our Cheapest Camera with 4K video.

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS is not equipped with any ports that would allow you to connect external headphones and microphones to it.

Connectivity and Storage

You can connect PowerShot SX410 IS to compatible devices via USB 2.0 port.

Battery Life

In concordance with generally accepted CIPA standards, the battery featured in Canon PowerShot SX410 IS provides a shooting life of 185, while the average battery life of cameras in this class is 316 shots.

With the commonly accepted standards in mind, we can conclude that Canon PowerShot SX410 IS is above the average indicator of battery life. However, we believe it is still a great idea to grab a few extra batteries if you are planning long photo trips.

In this part of our review, we are going to focus on Canon PowerShot SX410 IS’s performance in various fields of photography. Each sub-section stands for a specific photography area. In every part, we will review Canon PowerShot SX410 IS’s name performance and give it an overall score. This first spider web graph indicates how we can compare the PowerShot SX410 IS to the average SuperZoom camera.

Hover your mouse over the points to see the score details for each photography type.

Canon PowerShot SX410 IS for Portrait Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Canon PowerShot SX410 IS performs Portrait Photography, we gave it a score of 79. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Canon PowerShot SX410 IS can be called a Strong model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Portrait Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Portrait Photography.

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Canon PowerShot SX410 IS for Street Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Canon PowerShot SX410 IS performs Street Photography, we gave it a score of 12. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Canon PowerShot SX410 IS can be called a Underclass model for this type of photography.

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Canon PowerShot SX410 IS for Sports Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Canon PowerShot SX410 IS performs Sports Photography, we gave it a score of 41. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Canon PowerShot SX410 IS can be called a 41 model for this type of photography.

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Canon PowerShot SX410 IS for Daily Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Canon PowerShot SX410 IS performs Daily Photography, we gave it a score of 92. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Canon PowerShot SX410 IS can be called a Great model for this type of photography.

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Canon PowerShot SX410 IS for Landscape Photography

After carefully reviewing how well Canon PowerShot SX410 IS performs Landscape Photography, we gave it a score of 47. Compared to scores of other cameras from the same class, Canon PowerShot SX410 IS can be called a 47 model for this type of photography.

If the score of this model doesn’t impress you and you are still looking for a model that is better suited for Landscape Photography, we recommend you to check out our Top 10 Cameras for Landscape Photography.