| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Touchscreen | - | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera | EOS 800D 24.2MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX170 | EOS 800D |
| Model Number | SX170 | EOS 800D |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 24.2 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm | 131 x 99.9 x 76.2 mm |
| Weight | 228 GM | 485 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Single Lens Ef S18-55 Is Stm 16 Gb Sd Card + Camera Bag |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 25600 ISO |
| Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 25600 |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm | 1.6x |
| Optical Zoom | 16x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF Mount |
| Digital Zoom | - | 3x-10x |
| Compatible Lens | - | Canon EF lenses including EF-S lenses, Excluding EF-M Lenses |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | 63-zone TTL Open-aperture Metering using 7560-pixel RGB Plus IR Metering Sensor, Evaluative Metering linked to all AF points, Partial Metering approx. 6.0% of viewfinder at center, Spot Metering approx. 3.5% of Viewfinder at Center, Center-weighted Average Metering |
| Focus Mode | - | Fixed, Precision Matte |
| Focus Range | - | Focusing Brightness Range EV -3 - 18 with the Center AF Point Supporting f/2.8, One-shot AF, at Room Temperature, ISO 100, EV 1 - 20 at Room Temperature, ISO 100 |
| 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 | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | - |
| Other Flash Features | External Flash EX-series Speedlite | - |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 169, 32, 43, 11 | 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| 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, RAW |
| 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 | - |
| Display Type | - | TFT |
| Touch Screen | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Power Requirement | - | Rated Voltage 7.2 V DC, Battery Capacity 1040 mAh |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie | Basic Zone modes Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Special Scene Modes Group Photo, Kids, Food, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Creative filters Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Water Painting Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, HDR Art Standard, HDR Art Vivid, HDR Art Bold, HDR Art Embossed, Creative Zone Modes Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual Exposure |
| Macro Mode | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Eye Level Pentamirror Single Lens Reflex Viewfinder |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Automatic |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |