Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SX270 HS
Canon
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
- Sensor type
- BSI-CMOS
- Max resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- ISO
- Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 25–500 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F3.5–6.8
- Optical zoom
- 20×
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 15 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/3200 sec
- Continuous drive
- 3.8 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- Yes (optional HF-DC2)
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3″
- Screen dots
- 461,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion NB-6L rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 210
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 233 g (0.51 lb / 8.22 oz)
- Dimensions
- 106 x 63 x 33 mm (4.17 x 2.48 x 1.3″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (Mini)
- Remote control
- No
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
A catalogue year identifies the year held in the source dataset. Announcement dates and retail months are labelled separately. Specifications can vary by region, firmware and recording mode; use the linked manufacturer documentation for those conditions.
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