Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE

PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Camera Effective Pixels
Approx. 12.1 megapixels
Lens Focal Length
20x zoom: 4.5 (W) – 90 (T) mm (35mm film equivalent: 25 (W) – 500 (T) mm)
LCD Monitor
3.0 type color TFT LCD Effective Pixels: Approx. 461,000 pixels
File Formats
Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
Data Types
Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG) Movies: MOV (H.264 video data, Linear PCM (stereo) audio data) GPS Log File: NMEA 0183 message format compliant
Interfaces
Hi-speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
Power
Battery Pack NB-6L AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
Dimensions (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
106.3 x 61.0 x 32.7 mm (4.19 x 2.40 x 1.29 in.)
Weight (Based on CIPA Guidelines)
Approx. 231g (approx. 8.15 oz.; including batteries and memory card) Approx. 208g (approx. 7.34 oz.; camera body only)
Maximum telephoto
1.0 – 2.0 m (3.3 – 6.6 ft.)
Maximum Telephoto
1 m (3.3 ft.) – infinity
Range in all shooting modes
15 – 1/3200 sec.

02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE

Reviews and field reports

03 / PROVENANCE

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