Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
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The Canon PowerShot SX60 HS is a bridge camera built around a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor with 16.1 megapixels and a 65x optical zoom covering 21-1365mm equivalents, aimed at photographers who need reach without carrying a bag of lenses. Aperture runs from f/3.4 at the wide end to f/6.5 at full telephoto, and the DIGIC 6 processor handles JPEG and 12-bit CR2 raw files. The body weighs 650 grams with battery and card, reasonable for a camera with this much zoom.
Framing works two ways: an electronic viewfinder with 922,000 dots that solves sunlight on the rear screen, and a 3.0-inch vari-angle screen with the same resolution for low or overhead angles. ISO 100-3200, expandable to 6400 in the low-light mode, and 6.4 fps bursts handle moderate action. Built-in Wi-Fi with NFC moves files to a phone without cables.
Video records Full HD 1080 at 60p in MP4 H.264, with no 4K but with an external microphone input. This is a Canon camera for travel, bird and wildlife observation, amateur sport and family photography, where the zoom solves situations a short lens cannot reach. The small sensor is the limit: it loses room indoors and in large prints, and autofocus is slower than on a current camera. On the used market it remains an affordable first long-zoom camera.
- Sensor format: 1/2.3"
- Battery (cipa): 340 shots
- Year: 2014
- Body Style: bridge
- Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi with NFC
- Viewfinder: Electronic viewfinder, 922,000 dots
- Screen size: 3.0-inch
- Sensor type: CMOS
- In Body Stabilization (ibis): No
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- Brand
- Canon
- Line or model
- PowerShot SX60 HS
- Suggested RAW software
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- Effective megapixels
- 16.1 Effective megapixels: usable sensor resolution for images.
- Sensor type
- CMOS Sensor technology (for example, CMOS, CCD).
- Processor
- Interno/Internal
- ISO range
- ISO 100-3200 (6400 in Low Light mode) Range of ISO values available on the camera.
- Body type
- Bridge superzoom
- Body classification
- Bridge
- Body dimensions
- 127.6 x 92.6 x 114.3 mm Physical body dimensions (width × height × depth), usually in mm.
- Weather sealing
- Weather sealing against dust and moisture.
- Viewfinder
- Electronic viewfinder, 922,000 dots Viewfinder type (optical or electronic) for composition.
- Screen size
- 3.0-inch Physical size of the screen; measured by the visible diagonal in inches.
- Screen resolution
- 922,000 dots Number of pixels shown on the screen (width × height).
- Touch screen
- Indicates whether the screen supports touch for menus or focus.
- Screen articulation
- Vari-angle Screen articulation type (tilting, fully‑articulated, etc.).
- Video modes
- Full HD 1080 at 60p (MP4 H.264) Available combinations of resolution and frames per second (FPS) for video recording.
- FHD max FPS
- 60 Maximum frames per second in Full HD.
- Wireless connectivity
- Wi-Fi with NFC Wireless features available (Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi).
- Continuous shooting
- 6.4 fps (AUTO and P modes) Maximum burst shooting speed in frames per second (fps).
- Storage media
- SD, SDHC and SDXC (UHS-I) Card/storage media formats supported by the camera.
- Battery type
- NB-10L lithium-ion Battery type/model used by the camera.
- Launch price
- USD 550 In 2014, it is the manufacturer’s suggested price at release.
- Current price
- USD 499 It is the approximate market value (used or new) as of Nov/2026.
- Mount
- Fixed lens Lens mount type supported by the camera. If L-Mount Alliance appears, it means the camera uses Leica L mount shared across alliance brands.
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