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Canon Powershot SX600 HS review

Canon Powershot SX600 HS

CHOICE Expert Rating

58%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Big, well placed buttons
  •  Easy to hold the camera with one hand
  •  Enough space for your thumb on the back
  •  Small and light
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Image quality in manual mode poor
  •  Menu is can be confusing
  •  Poor flash quality at long distance
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
58%
Picture quality score – auto mode
68%
Picture quality score – manual mode
43%
Ease of use score
52%
Movie quality score
51%
Monitor/viewfinder score
68%
Flash score
49%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
25 – 450
Lens factor
18
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3.8 – 6.9
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/2000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
1 – 15 seconds in special modes
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
Not applicable
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
104 x 62 x 27
Weight (g)
189
Tripod socket
Metal (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.8
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.34
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.45
ISO rating
100 – 3200
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
2.3
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
8
Closest focus wide (m)
0.05
Closest focus tele (m)
1
Closest focus macro (m)
0.05
Focus points (auto mode)
9
Monitor size (mm)
60 x 45
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
Not applicable
Viewfinder type
Not applicable
Viewfinder diopter
Not stated
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec MPEG4-AVC (H.264))
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
2
Audio recording format
Mono
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
290
Image editing software
Image Browser EX
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
Image Browser EX

Cost

Price
$270.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Not applicable
Lens hood supplied
Not applicable
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
Handstrap

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