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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS - $220
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• Versatile 20× optical zoom — great from wide-angle to strong telephoto, good for travel & wildlife
• Compact / lightweight for a superzoom — easy to carry around on trips/hikes.
• Solid all-around specs for a point-and-shoot (full HD video, IS, burst modes).
• Decent low-light performance for its class, thanks to CMOS + DIGIC processor + optical stabilization
• Sensor: 1/2.3″ CMOS, ~12.1 megapixels effective (≈ 12.8 MP total)
• Lens / Zoom: 25–500 mm (35 mm equiv.), i.e. 20× optical zoom
• Aperture: f/3.5 (wide) – f/6.8 (telephoto)
• Focusing range: as close as 5 cm at wide-angle; 1 m – ∞ at telephoto
• Image Stabilization: Optical lens-shift IS (helpful for handheld/zoom shooting)
• LCD Monitor: 3.0″ TFT, ~461,000 dots, wide viewing-angle, 100% coverage
• Shutter speed range: 1/3200 s to 15 s
• ISO sensitivity: ISO 100 – 3200
• Still-image resolution (max): 4000 × 3000 (4:3 aspect)
• Video: Full HD 1080p (24 fps), plus 720p/480p options; MOV (H.264) with stereo audio; dedicated movie button
• Burst shooting: High-speed burst up to ~10 frames per second (at reduced resolution / HQ mode)
• Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC cards
• Dimensions & Weight: ~106.3 × 61.0 × 32.7 mm; ~231 g (with battery + card)
• Lens-equivalent zoom range: 25 – 500 mm (very flexible — wide-angle to telephoto)
• Other features: Built-in flash, manual exposure modes (P, A, S, M), face detection, tracking AF, support for different aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1)