The Canon SX260 is a digital camera with a 20x optical zoom lens and 25mm wide-angle lens. It has a 12.1 megapixel sensor and DIGIC 5 image processor for clear low-light performance. The camera can record 1080p full HD video and has Intelligent IS for steady video. It offers various shooting modes like aperture priority, shutter priority, and program modes as well as many scene modes and special effects filters.
2. • Taking issue about the Canon SX260 meaningful discussion about
one of the best digital cameras on the market today. The fact about
this digital camera is come in ultra-slim design with a powerful 20x
Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilization and 25mm Wide-Angle
lens is only the beginning of its attractions.
• The huge zoom and wide-angle lens makes taking pictures more
clear, while the camera’s 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS
Sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor deliver the rich, clear low-light
performance that is the hallmark of Canon’s HS SYSTEM.
• The Canon SX260 is equipped with 1080p Full HD video with new
high-resolution, high-speed processing. When shooting video, the
system automatically selects among Dynamic, Powered, Macro and
Tripod IS modes. With Intelligent IS, you can concentrate on image
capture, letting the camera make the most effective IS settings to
assure the steadiest possible image.
3. Shooting Modes/Specialn Scene
Modes
• Manual : You have complete control of exposure, selecting both aperture and shutter speed manually.
• Aperture-priority : You set the aperture, controlling depth-of-field. The camera automatically selects the shutter speed.
• Shutter-priority : You select the shutter speed, and the camera automatically selects the appropriate aperture.
• Program : The camera automatically and intelligently selects the aperture/shutter speed combination based on the shooting conditions.
• Live View Control : Enables Brightness, Color, and Tone adjustments to your images using easy-to-understand controls.
• Smart AUTO : The camera automatically selects the best shooting settings for optimal quality based on subjects and environmental factors to provide
point-and-shoot simplicity.clips into a video.
• Portrait : Brings the subject into focus while beautifully blurring the background.
• Smooth Skin : Removes dullness, wrinkles, and harsh shadows for beautiful faces.
• Smart Shutter : The camera automatically takes the photo when people smile, wink, or get into frame.
• High-Speed Burst HQ : Captures fast-action shots at full resolution, providing continuous shooting when the shutter button is held down.
• Handheld Night Scene : Take clear and steady pictures at night without the use of a tripod.
• Low Light : For high quality image capture in an amazing range of dimly lit situations.
• Underwater : Capture underwater images with reduced backscatter effect. Optional Underwater Case required.
• Snow : Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or an unnatural bluish tint.
• Fireworks : Create brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.
• Stitch Assist : Easy-to-use guidelines simplify the shooting of aligned multiple frames that can later be combined (using bundled software) to create
panoramic photos.
• Creative Filters : This setting provides easy access to special filter effects and scene modes, such as Toy Camera Effect, Poster Effect, Monochrome
and more.
• Fisheye Effect : Now you can get the fisheye effect – a classic photographic distortion – without a fisheye lens.
• Miniature Effect for Stills & Video : Give images a miniature look with an effect that emphasizes perspective by blurring the top and bottom of the
image.
• Toy Camera Effect : Simulates photos taken with toy or pinhole cameras, darkening the image at the edges to create a vignette effect.
• Monochrome : Choose from three single-tone effects: Black-and-White, Sepia, or Blue.
• Soft Focus : Creates a hazy ambiance that’s perfect for portraits and wedding photos.
• Super Vivid : Super Vivid intensifies existing hues, saturating the scene with bright colors.
• Poster Effect : Poster Effect combines several similar shades into one color, turning subtle gradations into eye-catching, scene-popping contrasts.
• Color Accent : Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome.
• Color Swap : Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects.
• Discreet Mode : Disables flash, AF assist beam, and all camera sounds with one mode dial setting so you can capture images in quiet areas.
• iFrame Movie : The Apple® movie format, iFrame, makes it easier and quicker to import and upload videos while retaining high image quality.
• Super Slow Motion Movie : Record your clips in high speed (approx. 240 fps), and then watch your videos in slow motion.