| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.3 MP | 18 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot SX270HS 20.3MP Digital Camera | EOS M 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX270HS | EOS M |
| Model Number | SX720 HS | - |
| Series | PowerShot | EOS |
| Color | Black | Red |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.3 MP | 18 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 109.7 x 63.8 x 35.7 mm | 108.6 x 66.3 x 32.3 mm |
| Weight | 270 GM | 298 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With 18-55 Mm Lens & Speedlite-90X Flash |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | - |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | - |
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 4.3 |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 4.3 W - 172.0 T mm, 35 mm Film Equivalent 24 W - 960 T mm | - |
| Digital Zoom | 80x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 40x | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF-M Mount |
| Aperture Range | - | F3.5 - F5.6 |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | 1 cm 0.4 in. - infinity W, 2.0 m 6.6 ft. - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50cm W 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. W | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Auto, Manual |
| Auto Focus | - | Yes |
| Metering Modes | - | Multi, Spot, Center Weighted, Partial |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom |
| Other Focus Features | - | Contrast Detect AF |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1 - 1/3200 sec, 15 - 1/3200 sec in Tv/M Mode | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 4.3 fps |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye |
| Other Flash Features | - | Built-in Low Pass Filter, EOS Integrated Sensor Cleaning System, DIGIC 5 Image Processer Type, 1.6x Focal Length of the Lens, AF System, 31 AF Points Max, AF Working Range, AF Modes One Shot AF and Servo AF, AF Point Selection, Automatic Selection Face Detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single, Manual Selection, Selected AF Point Display, Indicated on LCD Monitor, AF Lock, LED AF Assist Beam, Camera Menu AF Auto, MF Manual, or AF Manual Focus After One Shot, 1 - 20 EV Metering Range, Exposure Compensation 3 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV, 170A Degree Viewing Angle Horizontally/Vertically, 100 % LCD Monitor Coverage, 100 % Anti Smudge Coating, Brightness Adjustment, X-Sync 1/200 sec, Flash Exposure Compensation 2 EV in increments of 1/2 or 1/3, Flash Exposure Bracketing, Compatible External Flash, Flash Exposure Lock, Second Curtain Synchronisation, Hot Shoe, External Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX Series Speedlites, Wireless Multi-flash Support, External Flash Control Via Camera Menu Screen, Picture Styles Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined, Picture Styles Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined, Image Processing Highlight Tone Priority, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Long Exposure Noise Reduction, High ISO Speed Noise Reduction, Multi Shot Noise Reduction, Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral Illumination and Chromatic Aberration Basic, Creative Filters Art Bold, Water Painting, Grainy, Soft Focus, Toy Camera, Miniature Effect, Fish-eye, Movie Length Max Duration 29 min 59 sec, Max File Size 4 GB, Custom Functions 7 Custom Functions with 19 Settings, Intelligent Orientation Sensor, Playback Zoom 1.5x - 10x Enabled in 15 Steps, Highlight AlertFirmware Update, Lens Construction 13 Elements in 11 Groups, Rotating Type Zoom, Self Timer Yes, 2 and 10 sec |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | - | 1,040,000 dots |
| LCD Display | - | Clear View II TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 1040000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| storage and power features |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC / Compatible with UHS-I |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | Large 5148 x 3888 Pixel, Medium 1 3648 x 2736 Pixel, Medium 2 2048 x 1536 Pixel, Medium 2592 x 1944 Pixel, Small 640 x 480 Pixel | - |
| Video Quality | Full HD | HD |
| Microphone | - | Stereo |
| Video Format | - | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Audio Video Interface | - | Video Output NTSC, PAL |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 30fps |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Hybrid Auto, AUTO, Creative Shot, Sports, Portrait, Smart Shutter, Handheld NightScene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Standard, Short Clip, iFrame Movie, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer | Handheld Night Shot, Back Light Correction HDR, Sports Mode, Night Portrait, Close-up, Portrait Mode, Landscape |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, EXIF 2.3, DPOF |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Image Sizing | - | 5184 x 3456 |
| Still Image Size | - | 3456 x 2304, 2592 x 1728, 1920 x 1280, 720 x 480, 1920 x 1080 30, 25, 24 fps, 1280 x 720 60, 50 fps, 640 x 480 60, 50 fps |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| USB | - | Yes |