| 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 |