| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20.1 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| general | 
| Brand | Canon | Canon | 
| Model | PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 20.1MP Digital Camera | 
| Model Name | PowerShot SX600HS | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 | 
| Series | PowerShot | PowerShot | 
| Color | Black | Silver | 
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20.1 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 41 x 10 x 24 cm | 98.0 x 57.9 x 31.3 mm | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Model Number | - | G9 X Mark 2 | 
| Weight | - | 206 GM | 
| Ports | - | HDMI Micro Type-D Connector | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | 
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - | 
| Sensor Size | - | 1 inch | 
| Maximum ISO | - | 12800 ISO | 
| lens features | 
| Optical Zoom | 18x | 3x | 
| Aperture Range | F3.8 - F6.9 | f/2.0 - f/4.9 | 
| Other Lens Features | F Number F3.8 - F11 W, F6.9 - F20 T, 25 - 450 mm 18x Optical with 36x ZoomPlus | - | 
| Lens Construction | - | 8 elements in 6 groups 2 double sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens | 
| Focal Length | - | 10.2  30.6 mm 35 mm equivalent 28  84 mm | 
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x | 
| 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 | Evaluative linked to Face Detection AF frame, Centre-weighted average, Spot | 
| Other Focus Features | Control System Auto Focus Continuous, Servo AF, AF Frame Face AiAF, Tracking AF, Center | - | 
| Focus Mode | - | Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE, Touch AF | 
| Focus Points | - | AiAF 31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track, 1-point AF any position is available within approx. 90% of the frame or fixed centre | 
| White Balancing | - | Auto including Face Detection WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color temp Kelvin | 
| shutter features | 
| Continuous Shots | 3.9 Shots/sec In P Mode, 10.5 Shots/sec In High-speed Burst HQ Mode | Approx. 8.2 shots/s for up to 21 frames in RAW  8.1 shots/s for up to 38 frames in JPEG   With AF Approx. 5.3 shots/s for up to 102 frames in JPEG   Low-speed Continuous Shooting Mode available at approx. 4 shots/s until memory card becomes full in JPEG and for up to 27 frames in RAW | 
| Shutter Speed | - | 1  1/2000 s Auto Mode  1/8 - 1/2000 s Movie Mode  BULB, 30  1/2000 s total range  varies by shooting mode | 
| Self-timer | - | Yes | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE | 
| Other Flash Features | - | Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 | 
| image features | 
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | 30200 AM | 
| Image Format | - | JPEG compression Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant, RAW 14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition, RAW+JPEG | 
| Gross Pixel | - | 20.9 MP | 
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes, during shooting and playback | 
| Maximum Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 | 
| Image Stabilizer | - | Yes | 
| Image Sizing | - | 32 - RAW, L 5472 x 3648, M 3648 x 2432, S1 2736 x 1824, S2 2400 x 1600  43 - RAW, L 4864 x 3648, M 3248 x 2432, S1 2432 x 1824, S2 2112 x 1600  169 - RAW, L 5472 x 3072, M 3648 x 2048, S1 2736 x 1536, S2 2400 x 1344  11 - RAW, L 3648 x 3648, M 2432 x 2432, S1 1824 x 1824, S2 1600 x 1600  In-camera RAW processing & Resize available | 
| Image Processor | - | DIGIC 7 | 
| display features | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 461000 dots | - | 
| Display Type | - | TFT LCD | 
| Display Resolution | - | 1,040,000 dots | 
| storage and power features | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Card Type | - | SD, SDHC, SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 compatible | 
| Power Supply | - | Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E or other typical USB charging methods | 
| Batteries Included | - | Yes | 
| Battery Life | - | Approx. 235 shots  Eco mode approx. 355 shots  Approx. 300 min playback | 
| 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 | Smart Auto 58 scenes detected, Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, SCN Portrait, Panning, Star Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie, Handheld Night Scene, Grainy B/W, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, High Dynamic Range, Fireworks, Movie Standard, Short Clip, Manual, Time-lapse movie, iFrame movie | 
| Drive Modes | - | Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer | 
| viewfinder features | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% | 
| exposure features | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes | 
| Spot Meter | - | Yes | 
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments | 
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes | 
| connectivity features | 
| HDMI | - | Yes | 
| USB | - | No | 
| GPS | - | Yes | 
| Wifi | - | Yes | 
| Wireless Connectivity | - | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz only, with Dynamic NFC support, Bluetooth Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology | 
| audio and video features | 
| Video Resolution | - | Full HD 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps  HD 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps  L 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps | 
| Video Quality | - | Full HD | 
| Video Format | - | MP4 [Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo] |