Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Green)
Manufacturer: Canon Part number: 6196B001
- CNET Editor rating: 4.0 stars Excellent
- Design: 8.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 8.0
Image quality: 9.0
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- 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.
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CNET editors' review
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Green) price range: $239.00 - $446.09
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 03/23/2012
- Released on: 03/01/2012
The good: The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS has shooting modes for every type of photographer from casual to advanced, a useful long zoom lens with excellent image stabilization, and overall excellent photo and video quality for a compact megazoom.
The bad: The SX260 HS' menus and controls can take some getting used to, it's got a short battery life, and photos get noticeably softer-looking indoors or in low light.
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.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part number: 6196B001
- Description: The fact that the PowerShot SX260 HS digital camera is an ultra-slim camera with a powerful 20x optical zoom, optical image stabilization and 25mm wide-angle lens is only the beginning of its attractions. You'll see detail you never thought possible through the huge zoom and wide-angle lens, while the camera's 12.1 megapixel high-sensitivity CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 image processor deliver the rich, clear low-light performance that is the hallmark of Canon's HS system. 1080p Full HD video in stereo is more beautiful than ever, with high-resolution, high-speed processing. Sophisticated advancements include improved smart auto that optimizes settings for 58 predefined shooting situations, face ID that prioritizes pre-registered faces, and GPS for tracking and recording your shooting locations.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Green
- Resolution 12.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS
- Total Pixels 12,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Optical Zoom 20 x
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Image Processor DIGIC 5
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF
- Face Detection Wink Self-timer,
Smile Shutter,
Face ID,
Face Detection Self-timer,
Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB - Digital Video Format MOV,
iFrame,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG
- Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Evaluative,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Snow,
Underwater,
Discreet,
Stitch assist,
Smooth skin,
Smart shutter,
Low light,
Fireworks,
Movie digest,
Hi-speed burst HQ,
Portrait mode - Special Effects Miniature,
Vivid Blue,
Vivid Green,
Vivid Red,
Super Vivid,
Posterization,
Toy camera,
Vivid,
Fisheye,
Soft Focus,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Neutral,
Darker Skin Tone,
Lighter Skin Tone,
Monochrome,
Color Accent,
Color Swap,
Custom Effect - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Underwater,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy,
Fluorescent light (daylight) - Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Lens System
- Type 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 500 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 2 in
- Macro Focus Range 2 in - 19.7 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 10 groups / 12 elements
- Features UA lens,
Aspherical lens,
Built-in lens shield Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator - Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 11.5 ft ( Wide lens ),
3.3 ft - 6.6 ft ( Tele lens ) Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 2.4 frames per second,
0.8 frames per second,
0.9 frames per second,
10.3 frames per second for 10 frames - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Additional Features Digital image rotation,
HS System,
Display brightness control,
In-camera red-eye removal,
Smart Flash Exposure,
Resizing an image,
Cropping an image,
I-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system,
Exif Print support,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
Built-in GPS,
RGB primary color filter,
Safety zoom,
Digital tele-converter,
FE lock,
Smart AUTO,
AE lock,
Histogram display,
Camera orientation detection,
PictBridge support,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
- Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x HDMI output
Software
- Software Canon ZoomBrowser EX,
Canon PhotoStitch,
Drivers & Utilities,
Canon ImageBrowser System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support Apple Mac OS X 10.5 - 10.6,
MS Windows XP SP3,
MS Windows Vista SP1,
MS Windows 7,
MS Windows Vista SP2 - Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
USB cable,
Wrist strap,
Audio / video cable - Body Material Metal
Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-6L
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting,
Playback - 5 hour(s) Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
SDXC Memory Card - Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000,
JPEG 4000 x 2248,
JPEG 4000 x 2664,
JPEG 2816 x 1584,
JPEG 2816 x 2112,
JPEG 2816 x 1880,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 1600 x 1200,
JPEG 1600 x 1064,
JPEG 640 x 480,
JPEG 640 x 360,
JPEG 640 x 424,
JPEG 2992 x 2992,
JPEG 2112 x 2112,
JPEG 1200 x 1200,
JPEG 480 x 480 - 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 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.2 in
- Depth 1.3 in
- Height 2.4 in
- Weight 7.3 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Main Features
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
Product series
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: 12.1 megapixels,
20 x,
1/2.3",
BSI-CMOS,
Optical -

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Red)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: 12.1 megapixels,
20 x,
1/2.3",
BSI-CMOS,
Optical -

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Green)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: 12.1 megapixels,
20 x,
1/2.3",
BSI-CMOS,
Optical
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Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Canon
- Address:
One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042 - Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com


