Canon SX260 20x Zoom Digital Camera - Another Choice of Travel Camera

Introduction

PowerShot SX260 HS digital camera is an ultra-slim camera with a powerful 20x Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilization and 25mm Wide-Angle lens to 500mm (35mm equivalent).  It has 1080p Full HD video in stereo with high-resolution and high-speed processing.  Smart AUTO  optimizes settings for 58 predefined shooting situations. Face ID prioritizes pre-registered faces, and GPS  function to track and record shooting locations. High-Speed Burst HQ allows for continuous capture at a maximum of 10 frames and Super Slow Motion movie records video at high speeds to allow playback in slow motion.

Canon SX260 digital camera - Front

Canon SX260 digital camera - Back

Canon SX260 digital camera - Top

Canon SX260 Commercial/Trade Show

Canon SX260 Hands on Review

 

Canon SX260 Rating

Photography rated Canon SX260 digital camera as "Highly Recommended" (Click here for details)

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	4.5
Features	5
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	4
Value for money	4

 

Canon SX260 Samples photo

 

Canon SX260 20x Zoom Digital Camera Sample Picture 1

Related Link and Information

Panasonic ZS20/TZ30 20x mega zoom camera.

Features (Source:Canon)

Type
Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 20x Optical, 4x Digital and 80x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer

Image Capture Device

Type
12.1 Megapixel, 1/2.3-inch CMOS
Total Pixels
Approx. 12.8 Megapixels
Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 Megapixels

Lens

Focal Length
4.5 (W) - 90.0 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 25-500mm)
Digital Zoom
4x
Focusing Range
Normal: 2.0 in (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)

Auto: 2.0 in (5cm) - infinity (W), 3.3 ft. (1m) - infinity (T)

Macro AF: 2.0 in - 1.6 ft. (5-50cm) (W)
Autofocus System
TTL Autofocus, Manual Focus

Viewfinders

Optical Viewfinder
N/A
LCD Monitor
3.0-inch TFT Color LCD with wide viewing angle
LCD Pixels
Approx. 461,000 dots
LCD Coverage
Approx. 100%

Aperture and Shutter

Maximum Aperture
f/3.5 (W) - f/6.8 (T)
Shutter Speed
1-1/3200 sec.

15-1/3200 sec. (Total shutter speed range)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity
Auto, ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (in P mode)
Light Metering Method
Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**?

* Facial brightness is evaluated in Face Detection AF

** Metering frame is fixed to the center
Exposure Control Method
Manual Exposure, i-Contrast, Program Shift, Safety Shift; AE Lock
Exposure Compensation
Still Images: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Videos: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments (not available during shooting)

White Balance

White Balance Control
Auto*, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Underwater, Custom

* Camera automatically sets the optimal ISO speed according to shooting mode.

Flash

Built-in Flash
Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off

? Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect.
Flash Range
1.6 ft. - 11 ft. (W), 3.3 - 6.6 ft. (T) (50cm - 3.5m (W), (1.0 - 2.0m (T))

Image brightness may diminish depending on the shooting distance
Recycling Time
10 sec. or less (battery voltage: 3.7 V)
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications

Shooting Modes
M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto*¹, Easy, Movie Digest, SCN*², Creative Filters*³, Discreet, Movie*⁴

- Shooting movies is possible with the movie button

*¹ Smart Auto also available for movies

*² Portrait, Smooth Skin, Smart Shutter*⁵, High-speed Burst HQ, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Underwater, Snow, Fireworks, Stitch Assist

*³ Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Soft Focus, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap

*⁴ Standard, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie

*⁵ Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer
Photo Effects
My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color*

*Adjustment of contrast sharpness, saturation, red, green, blue and skin tone are available
Self Timer
Approx. 10-sec. delay/approx. 2-sec. delay/custom*

*Delay time (0-15 sec. (in one-second increments), 20/25/30 sec.) and number of shots (1-10 shots (in one-shot increments)) can be specified.
Wireless Control
N/A
Continuous Shooting
Normal: Approx. 2.4 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 10.3 shots/sec. (in High-speed Burst HQ mode)*

AF: Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 0.8 shots/sec. (in Low Light mode)

LV: Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. (in P mode)

Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. (in Low Light mode)

* Max. of 10 continuous shots per burst

- Under conditions where the flash does not fire automatically.

- Differs according to zoom position.

Image Storage

Storage Media
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card

File Format
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (Version 1.1) compliant

Image Recording Format
Superfine, Fine

JPEG Compression Mode

Still Image: Exif. 2.3 (JPEG)

Video: MOV (Image: H.264; Audio: Linear PCM (2-channel Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels
Still Images:
[16:9]

Large: 4000 x 2248

Medium 1: 2816 x 1584

Medium 2: 1920 x 1080

Small: 640 x 360


[3:2]

Large: 4000 x 2664

Medium 1: 2816 x 1880

Medium 2: 1600 x 1064

Small: 640 x 424


[4:3]

Large: 4000 x 3000

Medium 1: 2816 x 2112

Medium 2: 1600 x 1200

Small: 640 x 480


[1:1]

Large: 2992 x 2992

Medium 1: 2112 x 2112

Medium 2: 1200 x 1200

Small: 480 x 480


Videos:

[iFrame Movie, Video made in Movie Digest mode]

1280 x 720 (30 fps*¹)

[Super Slow Motion Movie]

640 x 480*2, 320 x 240*³


[Miniature Effect]

1280 x 720*⁴, 640 x 480*⁴


[Other than the above]

1920 x 1080 (24 fps*⁵), 1280 x 720 (30 fps*¹)

640 x 480 (30 fps*¹)


*¹ Actual frame rate is 29.97 fps.

*² Shooting: 120 fps., Playback: 30 fps*¹.

*³ Shooting: 240 fps., Playback: 30 fps*¹.

*⁴ Shooting: 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps Playback: 30 fps*¹

*⁵ Actual frame rate is 23.976 fps.

Number of Recordable Images

Image data

		16:9			3:2			4:3
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB	File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L)	SF	3,903	1,996	8,059	4,625	1,681	6,789	5,208	1,497	6,044
	F	2,311	3,318	13,396	2,738	2,822	11,394	3,084	2,505	10,115
Medium 1(M1)	SF	2,026	3,778	15,251	2,405	3,189	12,874	2,720	2,855	11,526
	F	1,210	6,297	25,418	1,436	5,339	21,550	1,620	4,723	19,064
Medium 2(M2)	SF	1,095	6,822	27,537	899	8,187	33,044	1,002	7,442	30,040
	F	604	12,280	49,567	496	14,448	58,314	558	12,927	52,176
Small (S)	SF	188	35,089	141,622	221	30,703	123,919	249	27,291	110,150
	F	113	49,125	19,8271	133	40,937	165,225	150	40,937	165,225
Medium* (M)	SF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	F	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	836	8,771	35,405

		1:1
		File Size (KB)	8 GB	32 GB
Large (L)	SF	3,885	1,996	8,059
	F	2,301	3,364	13,579
Medium 1(M1)	SF	2,026	3,778	15,251
	F	1,210	6,297	25,418
Medium 2(M2)	SF	760	9,824	39,653
	F	420	16,374	66,090
Small (S)	SF	188	35,089	141,622
	F	113	49,125	198,271
Medium* (M)	SF	N/A	N/A	N/A
	F	N/A	N/A	N/A

Note: SF=Superfine F=Fine
* When in Low Light mode.

Time of Recordable Movies

Movie data

	iFrame Movie & Movie Digest	Miniature Effect						Super Slow Motion Movie
	HD: 1280 x 720	HD: 1280 x 720			640 x 480			640 x 480	320 x 240
	30 fps	5x	10x	20x	5x	10x	20x	120 fps	240 fps
		6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps	6 fps	3 fps	1.5 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,701	573	287	143	246	123	61	4,914	2,457
8GB	27 min. 39 sec.	3 hr. 35 min. 27 sec.	6 hr. 49 min. 22 sec.	11 hr. 22 min. 17 sec.	7 hr. 34 min. 51 sec.	13 hr. 38 min. 45 sec.	22 hr. 44 min. 36 sec.	26 min. 24 sec.	52 min. 28 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec.	14 hr. 29 min. 36 sec.	27 hr. 32 min. 15 sec.	45 hr. 53 min. 45 sec.	30 hr. 35 min. 50 sec.	55 hr. 04 min. 31 sec.	91 hr. 47 min. 32 sec.	1 hr. 46 min. 35 sec.	3 hr. 31 min. 49 sec.

	Other
	Full HD: 1920 x 1080	HD: 1280 x 720	640 x 480
	24 fps	30 fps	30 fps
Video Size (KB/sec.,)	4,355	3,054	1,416
8GB	29 min. 39 sec.	42 min. 11 sec.	1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.
32GB	1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec.	2 hr. 50 min. 19 sec.	5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.

Playback Specifications

Playback Modes File
Stills & Videos:

Auto Rotate (Automatic vertical/horizontal detection), Image Advance (Operation Tools, Transition Effects, Scroll Display, Active Display), Rotate, Favorites, My Category, Smart Shuffle, Group Playback, Image Search, Movie Digest, Slideshow (Playback Interval, Repeat, Effect, Playlist)

Still Images:

Single, Index (6-130 thumbnails), Magnification (2-10x), Information Display, Red-eye Correction, i-Contrast, Trimming, Resize, My Colors, Focus Check, Histogram, Overexposure Warning

Videos:

Normal Playback*¹, Skip Backward*², Previous Frame*³, Next Frame*³, Skip Forward*²

- Displays playback position and shooting time

Using the software included with the camera (ImageBrowser EX), there are 8 levels (1/8x to 1x) of playback speed for Super Slow Motion Movies possible on a computer.

*¹ Audio settings available in 5 levels

*² Approximately 4 seconds

*³ Slow motion available

Erasing Specifications

Erase Modes
Select Image, Select Range, All Images

- The image data in the memory cared stored with the Design rule for Camera File systems format can be erased (however, protected images cannot be erased).

- Using the Movie editing function, sections of the movie (1 sec. increments) can be deleted.

Interfaces

Video Out
NTSC/PAL (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)

Mini-HDMI connector
Audio Out
Stereo (dedicated connector (female) with unified type of digital, audio and video)
Other
SD memory card slot; direct connection to Canon SELPHY, PIXMA Photo Printers & PictBridge compatible printers
Power Source
Battery Pack NB-6L, Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit CA-DC40)
Shooting Capacity
Approx. 230 shots
Playback Time
Approx. 5 hours

Physical Specifications

Operating Temperature
32-104°F/0-40°C
Operating Humidity
10-90%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.19 x 2.40 x 1.29 in. / 106.3 x 61.0 x 32.7mm
Weight
8.15 oz. / 231g (including the battery and memory card)

7.34 oz. / 208g (camera only)