Compact Digital

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

Specifications

Specifications

  • 65x ultrazoom with ultra-wide angle
  • Zoom to 130x with great quality
  • Steady images and movies in every situation
  • 16.1 Megapixel CMOS
  • Great low-light shots
  • Powerful DIGIC processing
  • Find your subject easily at full zoom
  • Flip-out for viewing at any angle
  • Sharp and clear external viewfinder
  • Share and backup images wirelessly
  • NFC simplifies smartphone sharing
  • Easy shooting with a movie summary
  • Superfast AF & continuous shooting in RAW
  • RAW in various aspect ratios
  • Smoother 1080p movies
  • Aperture, shutter and ISO control in movies
  • 6 unique images from one shot
  • Capture HDR without a tripod
  • Control the camera with a smartphone
  • Attach optional microphone

Specifications in detail

IMAGE SENSOR

  • Type

    1/2.3 type back-illuminated CMOS

  • Effective Pixels

    Approx. 16.1M¹

  • Effective / Total Pixels

    Approx. 16.8M

  • Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

  • Type

    DIGIC 6 with iSAPS technology

LENS

  • Focal Length

    3.8 – 247.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 21 – 1365 mm)

  • Zoom

    Optical 65x


    ZoomPlus 130x


    Digital Approx. 4x (with Digital Tele-Converter approx. 1.6x or 2.0x¹).


    Combined approx. 260x

  • Maximum f/number

    f/3.4-f/6.5

  • Construction

    15 elements in 11 groups (1 double sided aspherical lens and 3 UD lenses)

  • Image Stabilisation

    Yes (lens shift-type), approx. 3.5-stop¹. Intelligent IS with 5-axis Enhanced Dynamic IS

  • Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

    Yes

FOCUSING

  • Type

    TTL

  • AF System / Points

    Face Detect, 1-point AF (any position, fixed to centre or Face Select and Track)

  • AF Modes

    Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE¹, Tracking AF

  • AF Point Selection

    Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE, Size (Normal, Small)

  • AF Lock

    Yes, via customisable buttons

  • AF Assist Beam

    Yes

  • Manual Focus

    Yes, plus MF Peaking

  • Focus Bracketing

    Yes

  • Closest Focusing Distance

    0 cm (W) from front of lens in Macro

EXPOSURE CONTROL

  • Metering modes

    Evaluative (linked to Face Detection AF frame), Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to Face Detection AF or FlexiZone AF frame)

  • AE Lock

    Yes, via customisable buttons

  • Exposure Compensation

    +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments


    Manual and automatic dynamic range correction


    Automatic shadow correction

  • AEB

    1/3 – 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments

  • ISO sensitivity

    100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200


    AUTO ISO: 100 - 3200 (possible to set Max. ISO speed and rate of change)

SHUTTER

  • Speed

    1 – 1/2000 sec. (factory default)


    15 – 1/2000 sec. (total range – varies by shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

  • Type

    TTL

  • Settings

    Auto (including Face Detection WB), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom 1, Custom 2


    Multi-area WB correction available in Smart Auto


    White Balance Compensation

  • Type

    sRGB

VIEWFINDER

  • Viewfinder

    EVF (0.17 type), 4:3 aspect ratio, approx. 922,000 dots

  • Viewfinder / Coverage

    Approx. 100%

  • Dioptre Correction

    Yes

LCD MONITOR

  • Monitor

    Vari-angle 7.5 cm (3.0”) PureColor II VA (TFT), Approx. 922,000 dots

  • Coverage

    Approx. 100%

  • Brightness

    Adjustable to one of five levels. Quick-bright LCD

FLASH

  • Modes

    Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro

  • Slow Sync Speed

    Yes.


    Fastest speed:


    1/2000 sec. (built-in flash)


    1/250 sec. (external flash)


    1/2000 sec. (external flash using high-speed synchro)

  • Red-Eye Reduction

    Yes

  • Flash Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE, Smart Flash Exposure

  • Flash Exposure Lock

    Yes, via customisable buttons

  • Manual Power Adjustment

    3 levels with internal flash (up to 19 levels with external EX Speedlite 270EX II, 320EX and 430EX II. 22 levels with 580EX II, 600EX and 600EX-RT¹)

  • Second Curtain Synchronisation

    Yes

  • Built-in Flash Range

    50 cm – 5.5 m (W) / 1.8 m – 3.0 m (T)

  • External Flash

    E-TTL with EX Speedlite range¹

SHOOTING

  • Modes

    Smart Auto (58 scenes detected), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom 1, Custom 2, Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, Sports, SCN (Portrait, Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer), Handheld Night Scene, Low Light (4.0MP), Snow, Fireworks), Creative Filters (High Dynamic Range, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect), Movie

  • Modes in Movie

    Smart Auto (21 scenes detected), Standard, Program AE, Manual, Portrait, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie

  • Photo Effects

    My Colors (My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color)

  • Drive modes

    Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer

  • Continuous Shooting

    Approx. 6.4 shots/sec until memory card becomes full¹


    with AF: Approx. 3.8 shots/sec²³


    with Live View: Approx. 4.6 shots/sec²³

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

  • Image Size

    4:3 - (RAW, L) 4608 x 3456, (M1) 3264 x 2448, (M2) 2048 x 1536, (S) 640 x 480


    16:9 - (RAW, L) 4608 x 2592, (M1) 3264 x 1832, (M2) 1920 x 1080, (S) 640 x 360


    3:2 - (RAW, L) 4608 x 3072, (M1) 3264 x 2176, (M2) 2048 x 1368, (S) 640 x 424


    1:1 - (RAW, L) 3456 x 3456, (M1) 2448 x 2448, (M2) 1536 x 1536, (S) 480 x 480


    4:5 - (RAW, L) 2768 x 3456, (M1) 1952 x 2448, (M2) 1232 x 1536, (S) 384 x 480


    Resize in playback (M2, S)

  • Compression

    RAW, Superfine, Fine

  • Movies

    (Full HD) 1920 x 1080, 60 fps / 30 fps


    (HD) 1280 x 720, 30 fps


    (L) 640 x 480, 30 fps


    Super Slow Motion Movie (L) 640 x 480, 120 fps, (M) 320 x 240, 240 fps


    Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6 fps, 3 fps, 1.5 fps


    Hybrid Auto (HD) 30 fps


    iFrame Movie (Full HD) 30 fps

  • Movie Length

    (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹


    (L and M) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour²


    (Super Slow Motion Movie) Approx. 30 sec.

FILE TYPES

  • Still Image Type

    JPEG compression (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant), RAW, RAW+JPEG

  • Movies

    MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo) recording level can be manually adjusted by user]


    iFrame

DIRECT PRINT

  • Canon Printers

    Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and Canon Inkjet Printers supporting PictBridge

  • PictBridge

    Yes (via USB or Wireless LAN)

OTHER FEATURES

  • GPS

    GPS via mobile (linked to a compatible smartphone)

  • Red-Eye Correction

    Yes, during shooting and playback

  • My Camera / My Menu

    My Menu customisation available

  • My Category

    Image tagging feature

  • Intelligent Orientation Sensor

    Yes

  • Histogram

    Yes, live histogram

  • Playback zoom

    Approx. 2x – 10x

  • Self Timer

    Approx. 2 or 10 sec., Custom

  • Menu Languages

    English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Farsi, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Hebrew

INTERFACE

  • Computer

    Hi-Speed USB (MTP, PTP) DIGITAL connector

  • Other

    HDMI Mini Connector


    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)


    External microphone (3.5 mm Stereo mini jack)

  • Computer/Other

    Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n), (2.4 GHz only), with NFC support¹

MEMORY CARD

  • Type

    SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

  • PC & Macintosh

    Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1


    Mac OS X 10.8 / 10.9


    For Wi-Fi connection to a PC:


    Windows 8 / 8.1 / 7 SP1


    Mac OS X 10.8.2 or later / 10.9

SOFTWARE

  • Browsing & Printing

    ImageBrowser EX

  • Other

    CameraWindow


    PhotoStitch


    Map Utility

  • Image Manipulation

    Digital Photo Professional for RAW development

POWER SOURCE

  • Batteries

    Rechargeable Li-ion Battery NB-10L (battery and charger supplied)

  • Battery life

    Approx. 340 shots


    Eco mode approx. 450 shots


    Approx. 360 min. playback

  • A/C Power Supply

    Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80

ACCESSORIES

  • Cases / Straps

    Soft Case DCC-850


    PowerShot Neck Strap NS-100


    PowerShot Accessory Organizer

  • Lenses

    Lens Hood LH-DC90


    Filter Adapter FA-DC67A (Compatible with Canon 67mm Filters: Circular Polarizing PL-C B, Protect Filter)

  • Flash

    Canon Speedlite (including 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 430EX II, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT¹)


    Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite bracket SB-E2, Off-Camera Shoe Cord OC-E3

  • Remote Controller / Switch

    Remote Switch RS-60E3

  • Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC80, Battery Charger CB-2LCE

  • Other

    Interface cable IFC-400PCU


    Canon AV cable AVC-DC400ST


    Canon HDMI Cable HTC-100

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Operating Environment

    0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

  • Dimensions (WxHxD)

    127.6 x 92.6 x 114.3 mm

  • Weight

    Approx. 650 g (including battery and memory card)

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods (according to CIPA Standards) except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

  1. ¹ Image processing may cause a decrease in the number of pixels.

  2. ¹ Depending on the image size selected.

  3. ¹ Values at maximum optical focal length. Cameras whose focal length exceeds 350 mm (35 mm equivalent) are measured at 350 mm.

  4. ¹ Some settings limit availability.

  5. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  6. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  7. ¹ Sustained continuous shooting function requires compatible SDHC/SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 memory card, total number of frames captured varies depending on shooting subject.


    ² Under conditions where the flash does not fire.


    ³ Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  8. ¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above.


    ² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  9. ¹ Wi-Fi use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Wi-Fi support varies by device and region. For more information visit www.canon-europe.com/wirelesscompacts

  10. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  11. ¹ Image processing may cause a decrease in the number of pixels.

  12. ¹ Depending on the image size selected.

  13. ¹ Values at maximum optical focal length. Cameras whose focal length exceeds 350 mm (35 mm equivalent) are measured at 350 mm.

  14. ¹ Some settings limit availability.

  15. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  16. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.

  17. ¹ Sustained continuous shooting function requires compatible SDHC/SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 memory card, total number of frames captured varies depending on shooting subject.


    ² Under conditions where the flash does not fire.


    ³ Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  18. ¹ The following Speed Class memory cards are required for maximum record time: (HD) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 4 or above. (Full HD) 1920 x 1080 Speed Class 6 or above. (iFrame) 1280 x 720 Speed Class 6 or above.


    ² Depending on memory card speed / capacity / compression setting.

  19. ¹ Wi-Fi use may be restricted in certain countries or regions. Wi-Fi support varies by device and region. For more information visit www.canon-europe.com/wirelesscompacts

  20. ¹ Not all functions of the flash are supported.