Canon ELPH 520 HS vs SX260 HS

differences

Advantages of the Canon ELPH 520 HS

Much smaller

87x54x19 mm

106x61x33 mm

2.4x smaller

Much thinner

0.7"

1.3"

More than 40% thinner

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Significantly lighter

155 g

231 g

More than 30% lighter

Slightly wider aperture

f/3.4

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the ELPH 520 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Cheaper

$129.00

$240.00

The best price we've seen is $111 cheaper (around 50% less)

Faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/3200s

20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon ELPH 520 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX260 HS

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Significantly more zoom

20x

12x

Around 3x more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Slightly longer battery life

210 shots

190 shots

More than 10% more shots per battery charge

Learn more about
the Canon SX260 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

59	vs	100
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a travel zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Very high speed movies
	240 fps

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Fast max shutter speeds

ELPH 520 HS:	1/4000s
SX260 HS:	1/3200s

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Very narrow widest aperture size

ELPH 520 HS:	f/3.4
SX260 HS:	f/3.5

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Slow continuous shooting

ELPH 520 HS:	2.8 fps
SX260 HS:	3.2 fps

Few shots per battery charge

ELPH 520 HS:	190 shots
SX260 HS:	210 shots

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has in-camera HDR

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$219

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$146 - $199

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$124 - $139

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS

Ultra compact

$159

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 530 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 530 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$204 - $360

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Shoots faster continuously

Slightly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the Coolpix S9300 vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219

Much better wide angle

Supports 24p

Larger

Less zoom

Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Less zoom

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Less zoom

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$299 - $325

Has a touch screen

Better wide angle

No 24p support

Lower speed movies

Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$300 - $378

Significantly higher resolution screen

Better maximum light sensitivity

No 24p support

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Travel zoom

$327

More zoom

Takes 3D photos

No 24p support

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the Coolpix S9500 vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Super zoom

$248 - $249

Much more zoom

Better wide angle

Much larger

No built-in GPS

Compare the PowerShot SX500 IS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS

Travel zoom

$374 - $392

Better maximum light sensitivity

No built-in GPS

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SX270 HS vs the PowerShot SX260 HS

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Canon PowerShotELPH 520 HS vs Canon PowerShotSX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon ELPH 520 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX260 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon ELPH 520 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS

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Canon PowerShot
ELPH 520 HS
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SX260 HS