| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.3 MP | 1.25 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 1.5 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | AA Alkaline Battery |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot SX270HS 20.3MP Digital Camera | PowerShot A10 1.25MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX270HS | PowerShot A10 |
| Model Number | SX720 HS | A10 |
| Series | PowerShot | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.3 MP | 1.25 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 109.7 x 63.8 x 35.7 mm | 110.3 x 71.0 x 37.6 mm |
| Weight | 270 GM | 250 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 32 to 104 |
| Wide Angle | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | 1/2.7 inch |
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | - |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 4.3 W - 172.0 T mm, 35 mm Film Equivalent 24 W - 960 T mm | f/2.8 |
| Digital Zoom | 80x | 2x |
| Optical Zoom | 40x | - |
| Aperture Range | - | f/2.8 - 4.8 5.4mm Wide angle - 16.2mm Telephoto 35 mm film equivalent 35 - 105mm |
| 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 | Normal 76cm 2.5 ft. - infinity Macro 16 - 76cm 6.3 in. - 2.5 ft.Wide angle 26 - 76cm 10.2 in. - 2.5 ft.Telephoto |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative metering linked to focusing point |
| White Balancing | - | TTL Auto/Pre-set daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent/Black & White |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1 - 1/3200 sec, 15 - 1/3200 sec in Tv/M Mode | 1 - 1/1500 sec.* 1 sec. in manual mode with the flash off or in slow synchro mode.* Noise reduction processing on speeds slower than 1/6 sec. |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 2.5 images/sec Large/ Fine mode, LCD monitor off |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | - | Red-eye reduction Auto/Auto/On/Off |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 1.5 inch |
| Display Resolution | - | 117,600 dots |
| LCD Display | - | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 117600 dots |
| storage and power features |
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Number of Batteries | 1 | - |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | CompactFlash Card Type I |
| Power Supply | - | Four AA alkaline batteries or four AA rechargeable NiMH batteries Compact Power Adapter CA-PS500 |
| 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 | - |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | 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 | Auto/Manual/Stitch Assist/Playback |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Real-image optical zoom viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 80% |
| exposure features |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | - | JPEG Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF compliant |
| Gross Pixel | - | 1.32 MP |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 1280 x 960 |
| Image Sizing | - | Large 1,280 x 960 pixels Medium 1,024 x 768 pixels Small 640 x 480 pixels |