Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
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14 years ago
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS delivers an impressive 20x zoom ratio and very good image quality in a compact package. Integrated GPS is a boon for geotaggers, but the camera's video prowess and high ISO performance aren't best in class.
Pros:
- Compact
- Sharp, long zoom lens.
Cons:
- 1080p video captured limited to 24fps
- Loss of detail at high ISOs.
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS ($349.99 direct) is the successor to the very solid SX230 HS ($349.99, 4 stars). Like its predecessor, it features a 12-megapixel image sensor and a built-in GPS, but adds a longer 20x zoom lens (up from 14x), without increasing the size of the camera .
Pros:
- Compact
- Sharp, long zoom lens
- Integrated GPS
Cons:
- 1080p video captured limited to 24fps
- Loss of detail at high ISOs
- Priced on the high side
14 years ago
The PowerShot SX260 HS ($349) is the latest compact travel zoom from Canon. The SX260 replaces the SX230 (one of my favorite travel zooms from last year) and its biggest feature is its wider, more powerful zoom lens.
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS Review
The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (along with its GPS-lacking twin, the PowerShot SX240) represents a sizeable change over the compact travel-zoom models that Canon had in the past.
Pros:
- Very good image quality
- surprisingly good lens quality, New design is much better: popup flash only comes up when needed, standard 4:3 ratio LCD, bigger buttons, small raised bump on the front for better grip, Scroll wheel is useful for adjusting settings, built-in GPS (though it only shows...
Cons:
- Better battery life would have been nice, LCD resolution could be higher and autofocus performance is just ‘average, Weak flash, No automatic panorama mode, no HDR or dynamic range boost option, Limited GPS usefulness
- no GPS location names/landmark database, No frame rate choices in movie mode
- 30...
14 years ago
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Among Travel Zoom digital cameras, the Canon SX260 HS stands out not just for its 20x zoom lens, but for its quite complete range of controls and impressive image quality, allowing output of 16 x 20-inch prints with ease.
Pros:
- 20X zoom ranges from 25-500mm equivalent
- Optical image stabilization
- Tracking autofocus
- Face detection autofocus
- Wink activation for self-portraits
- Full HD video
- Allows autofocus and optical zoom while shooting
- Stereo microphones
- 461K-dot
- 3-inch LCD
- HDMI interface
- Good image quality
- GPS
Cons:
- Tight control placement
- Front grip too small and slippery
- No rear thumbrest
- Auto-deploying flash can be annoying (but at least it can be turned off
- Lacks ISO button
- No live histogram
- Exposure information doesn't appear until you half-press the shutter button
- Full HD video limited to 24 fps,
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