Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

usability, portability, zoom, size, performance

98% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, portability, image quality, zoom, performance

flash, storage

92% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

performance, lens, stabilizer

image quality

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

The SX260 HS fills a very small niche. Yes, it’s a point-and-shoot, but its $350 price tag means that the extras you’re paying for have to be specifically worth it to the buyer. It’s a great travel cam: It’s sturdy but (relatively) small, and the GPS...

Well-stabilized 20X zoom lens (25mm to 500mm) ; Very good image and video quality ; Wide array of options for any level of shooter

No RAW mode ; Mediocre battery life, especially with GPS Logger

The 20X-optical-zoom PowerShot SX260 HS does many things well. It's as close as a compact camera can get to being "one size fits all," thanks to very good image quality and a great mix of options for novices and experienced photographers.

The Canon PowerShot SX260 is a travel zoom camera that packs a 20X zoom lens into a compact and stylish package. The lens is probably the highlight of the camera, with an impressive range of 25 - 500 mm. As with other cameras in this class, the lens is...

Compact. Sharp, long zoom lens. Integrated GPS.

1080p video captured limited to 24fps. Loss of detail at high ISOs. Priced on the high side.

Performance and Conclusions The SX260 did quite well in speed tests. Superzooms generally take a little bit longer to get going than standard compacts, as there is more time required for the larger lens to extend from the body. The SX260 HS starts up...

Good mix of easy-to-use features and manual setting options for beginners and intermediates ; 20x zoom lens is great to see in such a thin camera ; LCD is very bright and sharp, easily can be viewed in sunlight outdoors ; Color accuracy quality is very...

Camera's autofocus can be a little slow in low light ; Overall response times can be a little sluggish ; Mode dial has a few odd choices on it ; Seems like there's some redundancy in the easy-to-use modes ; Battery can drain quickly with GPS activated...

If you can swing the $300+ price point of the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS, beginning and intermediate photographers will find quite a few nice options with this camera. The 20x optical zoom lens is a great feature, and color accuracy in images is very...

The new Canon PowerShot SX260 HS travel-zoom narrows the gap to the market-leading Panasonic TZ series by offering a much longer zoom, more features and fixing some of the issues that afflicted its predecessor. Full 1080p HD movies make the SX260 HS a...

20x zoom ranges from very wide to ultra telephoto; Wide range of exposure settings, including Manual, plus many auto modes; Full HD video at 1080p; Video autofocus and zoom while shooting, HDMI interface; Very good image quality; Built-in GPS

Tight control placement; Low battery life; Soft corners at wide angle; Small front fingergrip; No live histogram. No raw mode

We felt very comfortable using the Canon SX260, confident that what we saw on the LCD viewfinder was what we were capturing on the memory card. Still pictures were very consistent: perfectly exposed, sharply focused, displaying great detail and good...

For under $500 the Canon Powershot SX260 does more than you’d expect. It has many unique features that set it aside from other similar priced models such as GPS and iFrame Video. It has the highest build quality and the highest quality materials. It...

We haven't loved a travel zoom since 2011... until now.