| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera | EOS Rebel K2 20MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX600HS | EOS Rebel K2 |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Black | Grey |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 41 x 10 x 24 cm | 130 x 88 x 64 mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Weight | - | 365 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| 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 mountelectronic signal transfer system |
| focus features |
| Focus Range | Focusing Range 5 cm 2.0 inch - Infinity W, 1 m 3.3 ft - Infinity T | EV1-18 at ISO100 |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | Center-weighted average metering Set automatically in M mode. |
| Other Focus Features | Control System Auto Focus Continuous, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Auto, Manual |
| Focus Points | - | Auto |
| shutter features |
| Continuous Shots | 3.9 Shots/sec In P Mode, 10.5 Shots/sec In High-speed Burst HQ Mode | Approx. 1.5 images/sec. |
| Shutter Type | - | Vertical-travel, focal plane |
| Shutter Speed | - | 30 to 1/2000 sec., Bulb X-sync at 1/90 sec. Can be set in 1/2-stop increments. |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | - |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 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 | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Scene, Flash Off, Intelligent Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure, Automatic Depth-of-Field AE |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder Type | - | SLR-type, eye level proof prism mirror |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 90% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.70x |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | - | -2.5 +0.5 dpt. |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Portrait,Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1. Auto Exposure Bracketing AEB up to |