| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 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 SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera | EOS 550D 18MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX600HS | EOS 550D |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 18 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 41 x 10 x 24 cm | 97.5 x 128.8 x 75.3 mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | EOS 550D |
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Ef-S 18-135 Mm Is Lens |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Weight | - | 475 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Type C, Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | ISO 100 - 6400 |
| Sensor Size | - | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| Maximum ISO | - | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Optical Zoom | 18x | - |
| Aperture Range | F3.8 - F6.9 | - |
| Other Lens Features | F Number F3.8 - F11 W, F6.9 - F20 T, 25 - 450 mm 18x Optical with 36x ZoomPlus | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF/ EF-S lenses |
| Digital Zoom | - | 1.5x |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Focusing Range 5 cm 2.0 inch - Infinity W, 1 m 3.3 ft - Infinity T | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - |
| Other Focus Features | Control System Auto Focus Continuous, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | - |
| White Balancing | - | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom Custom WB |
| shutter features |
| Continuous Shots | 3.9 Shots/sec In P Mode, 10.5 Shots/sec In High-speed Burst HQ Mode | Yes, 3.7 Shots at 1 fps |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | 30200 AM |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, RAW, RAW, DPOF, EXIF |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 461000 dots | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Hybrid Auto, Creative Shot, Auto, P, Portrait, Smart Shutter, High-speed Burst, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button | Still Photo Shooting, Movie Shooting |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Eye-level Pentamirror |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | No |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 5,184 |
| Video Format | - | MOV, H.264 |