Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS is a superzoom camera launched on 04/06/2012.

Technically speaking, the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS ranks in the average of its category, scoring 29 overall. The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS weights 231 gr and spans 106 x 61 x 33 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS behaves better than average in its category for:

• Comfort - Score 71, ranks in the category best 46%.
• Versatility - Score 52, ranks in the category best 40%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon PowerShot SX260 HS is below the category average in:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 22, ranks among the worst 38% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 12, ranks in the best 50% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX260 HS works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 16% in its category. Canon PowerShot SX260 HS is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Good, score 26, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX260 HS works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 51% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX260 HS works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Canon PowerShot SX260 HS works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.