Canon PowerShot
SX260 HS
 vs
Nikon Coolpix
S9300

General

 Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Nikon Coolpix S9300
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $200.00 $297.66
Announced
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 December, 2011 February, 2012

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Megapixels
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 12 MP 15.9 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 Unknown Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 9.7 MP 9.7 MP
Native resolution
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 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Pixel size
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 2.3 µm² 1.8 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 461k dots 921k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No

Lens
Zoom
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 20x 18x
Wide angle
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 25 mm 25 mm
Telephoto
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 500 mm 450 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/3.5 f/3.5
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/6.8 f/5.9
Macro focus
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 5 cm 4 cm

Form factor
Size
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 106x61x33 mm 109x62x31 mm
Depth
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 1.3" 1.2"
Weight
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 231 g 215 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 None None

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 24fps 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes No
High-speed framerate
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 240 fps 120 fps
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 n/a Unknown
All formats
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 1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 240fps
480p @ 120fps		 1080p @ 15fps
1080p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
540 x 480 @ 120fps
480p @ 30fps
960 x 540 @ 30fps
720p @ 60fps

Features
Panorama
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 Yes Yes
HDR
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 No Yes
3D
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 No Yes
Image stabilization
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 Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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 No No
GPS
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 Yes Yes

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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 510 ms Unknown
Battery life
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 210 shots 200 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3.2 fps 6.9 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 9 Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/3200s 1/4000s
Min
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 15s 4s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 No No

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC
SDXC		 SDXC
SDHC
SD