| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.3 MP | 18 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Canon | Canon | 
| Model | PowerShot SX540HS 20.3MP Digital Camera | EOS 600D 18MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | PowerShot SX540HS | EOS 600D | 
| Series | PowerShot | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 20.3 MP | 18 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 30.5 x 25.9 x 21.8 cm | 99.5 x 133.1 x 79.7 mm | 
| Face Detection | Yes | - | 
| Wide Angle | Yes | - | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | EOS 600D | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-55 Mm Is Ii Lens | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| Weight | - | 570 GM | 
| Ports | - | Type C Mini-pin HDMI | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 80 - 1600 | ISO 100 - 3200 | 
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 25600 ISO | 
| Sensor Technology | CMOS | - | 
| Sensor Size | - | 23.6 x 15.6 mm | 
| lens features | 
| Optical Zoom | 50x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F3.4 - F6.5 | - | 
| Manual Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Other Lens Features | 100x ZoomPlus, Type Iris Diaphragm, F/Number f/3.4 - f/8.0 W, f/6.5 - f/8.0 T | - | 
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses | 
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF, Manual Focus | - | 
| Focus Range | 0 cm - Infinity W, 1.3 m - Infinity T | - | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - | 
| Other Focus Features | Control System Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF, Manual Focus, AF Frame Face AiAF, Center, Tracking AF | - | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White, Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom | 
| exposure features | 
| Spot Meter | Yes | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | 5.9 Shots/sec | Yes, 3.7 fps | 
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec | 
| flash features | 
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Auto, Manual Flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| image features | 
| Maximum Resolution | 5184 x 3888 | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 461000 dots | - | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - | 
| Other Display Features | Wide Viewing Angle | - | 
| connectivity features | 
| Wifi | Yes | No | 
| Wireless Connectivity | Yes | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Power Supply | Battery Pack NB-6LH | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Battery Life | 205 h | - | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | M, AV, TV, P, Live View Control, Hybrid Auto, Auto, Creative Shot, Sports, SCN, Movie Standard, Short Clip, iFrame 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 | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Smart Shutter Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks | - | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | - | Yes | 
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | - | 1,920 x 1,080 | 
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |