As well as being compared against other super zooms, the Canon PowerShot SX530 HS is also often compared to entry-level DSLRs, pro digicams and travel zooms. The Canon PowerShot SX530 HS's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot SX420 IS and the PowerShot SX720 HS) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix B500 and the Coolpix L340)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SX530 HS compared to other super zoom competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and focuses automatically (phase detection vs contrast detection).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (24 mm vs 4 mm), doesn't have a screen which flips out, has a much shorter battery life (210 shots vs 600 shots) and doesn't support an external flash.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SX530 HS compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps), has image stabilization (lens vs none), is newer (january 2015 vs february 2011), is slightly smaller (prosumer size (120×82×92 mm) vs professional size (130×100×78 mm)) and is slightly less expensive ($247.00 vs $393.99).
However, on average it has a much lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 920k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 17.9 MP), doesn't record movies in 24p, doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.6 fps vs 3.7 fps) and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SX530 HS compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has way more more zoom (50x vs 3x), has a significantly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD), focuses automatically (phase detection vs contrast detection) and is newer (january 2015 vs august 2010).
However, on average it has a slightly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm), has a significantly narrower aperture (f/3.4 vs f/2), has a slightly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 1,040k dots), is much larger (prosumer size (120×82×92 mm) vs compact (100×58×30 mm)) and takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 20 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SX530 HS compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and focuses automatically (phase detection vs contrast detection).
However, on average it has a significantly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 921k dots), is slightly larger (prosumer size (120×82×92 mm) vs compact (97×57×28 mm)), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.6 fps vs 5.9 fps), doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a slightly shorter battery life (210 shots vs 265 shots).
