| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | APS-C |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | - |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot A1300 16.0MP Digital Camera | ELPH LT 260 20MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot A1300 | ELPH LT 260 |
| Model Number | A1300 | LT 260 |
| Series | PowerShot | ELPH |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 94.7 x 61.7 x 29.8 mm | 93 x 63 x 30 mm |
| Weight | 174 GM | 150 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | APS-C |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 10000 ISO |
| Sensor Size | - | 16.7 x 30.2mm |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 5.0 W - 25.0 T mm 35mm film equivalent 28 W - 140 T mm | 26-52mm |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8 W - f/6.9 T | f/4.2-6.7 |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Lens Type | - | EF Lens |
| Lens Mount | - | Zoom lens |
| Compatible Lens | - | Aspherical lens |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder Type | Real-image Zoom Viewfinder | Real-image zoom viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 86% |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Picture frame, AF frame, Close-up frame, Close-up AF frame
Green indicator Combination camera-ready indicator and too-close warning
Orange indicator Combination flash ready indicator and camera shake warning |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Normal 2.0 in. 5cm - infinity W, 3.9 ft. 1.2m - infinity T Auto 1.2 in. 3cm - infinity W, 3.9 ft. 1.2m - infinity TMacro 1.2 in. - 2.0 ft. 3-60cm W | 0.45m infinity 1.5ft. to infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot | - |
| White Balancing | Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom*Facial color is evaluated in Face Detect Face Detect WB | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Active autofocus |
| exposure features |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-2 stops in 1/3 stop incrementsNot available when shooting movies | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1 - 1/2000 sec. 15 - 1/2000 sec. Total shutter speed range | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Approx 0.8 shots/sec. In P Mode Approx. 2.8 shots/sec. In Low Light Mode | Approx. 8 cartridges of 25-expposure film normal temperature with 50% flash use |
| Shutter Type | - | Combination aperture and program electromagnetically driven shutter |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off Facial brightness is also evaluated in Face Detect. | Flash AUTO and Flash ON mode |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant | - |
| Gross Pixel | 16.6 MP | - |
| Still Image Size | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | - |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | - |
| Power Supply | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS800 included with AC Adapter Kit ACK800 | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Power Requirement | - | 3V |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Audio Features | Monaural unified type dedicated connector female with digital, audio and video | - |
| Video Features | NTSC/PAL unified type dedicated connector female with digital, audio and video | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, P, Live View Control, Digital IS, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fisheye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Discreet, iFrame Movie* *Shooting movies is possible with the movie button. | - |