| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Nikon |
| Model | PowerShot SX600HS 16MP Digital Camera | D300S 12.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX600HS | D300S |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 41 x 10 x 24 cm | 114 x 147 x 74 mm |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | D300S |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Weight | - | 840 GM |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Type C, Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 3200 | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 23.2 x 15.4 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 | - | Nikon F mount |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| 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 TTL white balance with 1,005-pixel RGB sensor Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Choose Color temp., White balance preset |
| shutter features |
| Continuous Shots | 3.9 Shots/sec In P Mode, 10.5 Shots/sec In High-speed Burst HQ Mode | Continous low shooting mode 1-7fps, Continous high shooting mode 7fps |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/8000 sec |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 0.16875 | - |
| Image Format | - | NEF 12 or 14-bit lossless compressed, compressed, or uncompressed RAW, TIFF RGB, JPEG Baseline-compliant |
| Picture Angle | - | Approx 1.5x lens focal length |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 461000 dots | - |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Card Type | - | SD |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| 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 | Single frame shooting mode, Continuous shooting mode approx. 3fps, Self-timer mode, Quiet Shutter Release |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Fixed Eye-level Pentaprism |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | No |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| Video Format | - | AVI movie |