Canon PowerShot SX260 HS First Impressions Review

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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS $349.99
By Liam McCabe February 10, 2012

First Impression

Canon’s newest premium travel zoom is a conservative update to last year’s SX230 HS.

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Review Highlights

Thin body for 20x zoom

New image processor should improve IQ

Small, slick body can be hard to grip

Introduction

If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS is a familiar follow-up to last year’s excellent SX230 HS, though the designers crammed even more zoom crammed into an even slimmer body.

With a 20x reach, a 12.1-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, a new image processor, and a reasonable asking price of $349, the SX260 HS could once again be one of the year’s most popular travel zooms, competing with models from Panasonic, Nikon, and Samsung.

We spent a few minutes with the SX260 HS at the CP+ 2012 photo show in Japan. Read on for our first impressions.

This review is organized into 9 pages
Page 1 Product Tour Read More...	Page 2 Handling Small enough for a pants pocket, but the sleek finish can be tough to grip. Read More...	Page 3 Modes A mix of automatic, manual, and preset scene modes, plus a speedy burst setting and cinematic HD video. Read More...
Page 4 Controls More control than the typical point-and-shoot, though not advanced enough to really be a high-end compact. Read More...	Page 5 Hardware Good specs and a long lens crammed into a thin chassis. Read More...	Page 6 Conclusion Read our final conclusion of the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. Read More...
Page 7 Photo Gallery Read More...	Page 8 Specs See all the specs for the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. Read More...	Part 9 Comments Read what people are saying about the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. Add your comments...