Yet another question about the SX40

[JoeM]

I've got both the SX-40 and the T3i. They both take great photos and have their own pros and cons. That being said, I've shot with both at the same sessions just to be able to compare.

One time was in a park taking photos of a couple for their engagement announcement and the other was indoors in a dimly lit conference room for my company sales meeting. Outdoors the photos were close but the same shots with the T3i looked a bit better. The low light photos were not close, the T3i really out performed the SX-40.

For me the SX-40 is a great vacation camera. The zoom and image quality for the price is great. For action sports like the original shot posted, I'd bet you'd be better off with something else.