| key specs | 
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Canon | Canon | 
| Model | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera | EOS 600D 18MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | PowerShot SX170 | EOS 600D | 
| Model Number | SX170 | EOS 600D | 
| Series | PowerShot | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm | 99.5 x 133.1 x 79.7 mm | 
| Weight | 228 GM | 570 GM | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-55 Mm Is Ii Lens | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Ports | - | Type C Mini-pin HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS | 
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 25600 ISO | 
| Sensor Size | - | 23.6 x 15.6 mm | 
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 3200 | 
| lens features | 
| Focal Length | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 16x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T | - | 
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses | 
| Manual Focus | - | Yes | 
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| focus features | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White, Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec | 1/4000 sec | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode | Yes, 3.7 fps | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Auto, Manual Flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter | 
| Other Flash Features | External Flash EX-series Speedlite | - | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Aspect Ratio | 169, 32, 43, 11 | 30200 AM | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 L | - | 
| Still Image Size | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small | - | 
| Slow Motion | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 230,000 dots | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | - | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Batteries Included | Yes | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| modes and functions features | 
| HD Support | Yes | - | 
| Shooting Modes | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie | Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP | 
| Macro Mode | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W | - | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | - | No | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1,920 x 1,080 | 
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |