Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Travel zoom Travel zoom
December, 2011

Summary Canon SX260 HS

Prices Price
Camera only $238 - $269
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #1 of 46 Among similar cameras #1 of 97
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 20x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.5 Screen resolution Help 461k dots
Wide angle Help 25 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 24fps
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HSCanon PowerShot SX260 HS

Replacement

Canon has replaced the PowerShot SX260 HS with the SX270 HS.

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS
Canon PowerShot SX270 HS announced March, 2013
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity

Compare the new Canon SX270 HS vs the SX260 HS

Videos

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Canon SX260 HS Camera - Full Zoom Test Sample Video 2 HD1080p
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 Review of Canon Powershot SX260 HS Face ID System
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  • White balance
  • Shooting video
  • Shooting modes
 Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Review - The Best Point and Shoot?
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Pros

The Canon SX260 HS vs other recent compacts

GPS Built-in GPS Help
Great for travel
Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/3200 of a second
Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
25 mm
Zoom Huge zoom Help
20x
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
240 fps
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users

Cons

The Canon SX260 HS vs other recent compacts

Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
f/3.5
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Thickness Thick Help
1.3"
Weight Very heavy Help
231 g
Size Quite large Help
Compact 106x61x33 mm
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
210 shots
Announced Old Help
December, 2011

The Canon SX260 HS vs other recent travel zooms

Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3.2 fps
Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
510 ms shutter lag
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

Appearance

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Al (11:10 AM, April 09, 2012)
 

¿Which one of the new 2012 travel zoom cameras of
Canon (SX 240 and SX 260), Nikon (S9300) and Sony (HX20V) is better in photo
quality? ¿What about in video quality? Thanks.