Review
Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
PowerShot SX280 HS
Canon
Regional names: PowerShot SX280 HS/ PowerShot SX270 HS.
Catalogue announcement:

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.
Manufacturer specifications
- Camera Effective Pixels (Max.)
- Approx. 12.1 million pixels
- Lens Focal Length
- 20x zoom: 4.5 (W) — 90.0 (T)mm(35mm film equivalent: 25 (W) — 500 (T)mm)
- LCD Monitor
- 3.0 type color TFT LCDEffective Pixels: Approx. 461,000 dots
- File Format
- Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF (version 1.1) compliant
- Data Type
- Still Images: Exif 2.3 (JPEG)Movies: MP4 (video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC)Audio: MPEG-2 AAC LC (stereo) GPS log files: NMEA 0183 message format compliant (SX208 HS Only)
- Interface
- Hi-speed USB HDMI output Analog audio output (stereo) Analog video output (NTSC/PAL)
- Wi-Fi Standards(PowerShot SX280 HS only)
- IEEE802.11b/g/n* * 2.4 GHz band only
- Wi-Fi Transmission Methods(PowerShot SX280 HS only)
- OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g/n)DSSS modulation (IEEE 802.11b)
- Wi-Fi Communication Modes(PowerShot SX280 HS only)
- Infrastructure mode*, Ad hoc mode * Supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup
- Supported Wi-Fi Channels(PowerShot SX280 HS only)
- 1 — 11 (PC1967*) or 1 — 13 (PC1886*) * To identify your model, check the label on the bottom of the camera for a number beginning with PC.
- Wi-Fi Security(PowerShot SX280 HS only)
- WEP, WPA-PSK (AES/TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES/TKIP)
- Maximum telephoto
- 1.0 — 2.0m (3.3 — 6.6 ft.)
- Shooting Range
- AUTO: 5cm (2.0 in.) — infinity (W) , 1m (3.3 ft.) — infinity (T)
- TV mode available values (sec.)
- 15, 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3.2, 2.5, 2, 1.6, 1.3, 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/20, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60, 1/80, 1/100, 1/125, 1/160, 1/200, 1/250, 1/320, 1/400, 1/500, 1/640, 1/800, 1/1000, 1/1250, 1/1600, 1/2000, 1/2500, 1/3200
- AV mode available values*
- f/3.5, f/4.0, f/4.5, f/5.0, f/5.6, f/6.3, f/6.8, f/7.1, f/8.0 * Depending on the zoom position, some aperture values may not be available.
- Power Source
- Battery Pack NB-6LAC Adapter Kit ACK-DC40
- PowerShot SX270 HS
- 106.4 x 61.1 x 32.6 mm (4.19 x 2.41 x 1.28 in.)
- PowerShot SX270 HS
- Approx. 227 g (approx. 8.01 oz.; including the battery and memory card) Approx. 204 g (approx. 7.20 oz.; camera body only)
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
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