Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) comparison

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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 (Black)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 (Black)
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Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black)
Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V
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Price $229 to $325 at 3 stores $299 at 1 store $168 at 1 store $296 at 1 store
CNET editors' rating
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating 4.0 stars out of 5 reviews 4.0 stars out of 4 reviews 4.0 stars out of 11 reviews 5.0 stars out of 4 reviews
Release date March 01, 2012 April 01, 2012 February 06, 2011 February 29, 2012
The Bottom Line The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add up to one pretty great compact megazoom. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20's 20x zoom lens might be the main attraction, but the camera is all-around excellent. If you're looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you'll want to strongly consider the Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS. The feature-rich Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has a great mix of speed and photo quality.

Basic specs
Features See What's the Same or What's different
Flash Memory Info unavailable 12 MB Flash - Integrated
 Info unavailable - Integrated
Type TFT active matrix - Color
LCD display - 3 in
 TFT active matrix - Color
LCD display - 3 in
 LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
 TFT active matrix
LCD display - 3 in
Dimensions (W x D x H) 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in
 4.1 in x 1.1 in x 2.3 in
 3.6 in x 0.8 in x 2.2 in
 4.2 in x 1.4 in x 2.4 in
Lens System 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8
 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 86 mm - F/3.3-6.4
 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 21.5 mm - F/2.7-5.9
 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.45 mm - 89 mm - F/3.2-5.8 G
Optical sensor type BSI-CMOS
 MOS
 CMOS
 Exmor R CMOS
Light sensitivity ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO auto
 ISO auto (1600-6400)
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO auto
 ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO auto
 ISO 3200
ISO 1600
ISO 800
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800
ISO 400
ISO auto
Memory storage capacity Info unavailable 12 MB
 Info unavailable Info unavailable
Video capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
H.264 - 320 x 240 -
iFrame - 1280 x 720 -
 AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
MJPEG - 320 x 240 -
 MOV - 1920 x 1080 -
MOV - 1280 x 720 -
MOV - 640 x 480 -
MOV - 640 x 480 -
MOV - 320 x 240 -
MOV - 320 x 240 -
 AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 -
AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 -
H.264 - 1280 x 720 -
H.264 - 640 x 480 -
Digital zoom 4 x
 4 x
 4 x
 Info unavailable
Battery technology Lithium ion
 Lithium ion
 Info unavailable Lithium ion
Weight 7.3 oz
 6.5 oz
 4.3 oz
 7.8 oz
Product Type Digital camera - Compact
 Digital camera - Compact
 Digital camera - Compact
 Digital camera - Compact
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Crutchfield
$229.99
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$325.99
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Amazon.com Marketplace
$299.00
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Amazon.com Marketplace
$168.95
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Amazon.com Marketplace
$296.04
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