| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| general |
| Brand | Ricoh | Canon |
| Model | Pentax MX1 12MP DSLR Camera | PowerShot SX270HS 20.3MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Pentax MX1 | PowerShot SX270HS |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12 MP | 20.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 121.9 x 60.9 x 50.8 mm | 109.7 x 63.8 x 35.7 mm |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | SX720 HS |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| Weight | - | 270 GM |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CCD |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 12800 | ISO 80 - 1600 |
| Other Sensor Features | Quality Levels Still Fine, Normal Movie Fixed Pixel Mapping | - |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.3 inch |
| lens features |
| Digital Zoom | 1.95x | 80x |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | 40x |
| Aperture Range | F1.8 W F2.5 T | - |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Other Lens Features | Smallest Aperture F 8 | - |
| Focal Length | - | 4.3 W - 172.0 T mm, 35 mm Film Equivalent 24 W - 960 T mm |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Auto, Spot, Tracking, AF Select 25 Points, Infinity Landscape, Manual Focus, Pan Focus, AF Point Switching | - |
| Focus Range | Normal 1.3 feet to Infinity Wide, 5.2 feet to Infinity Tele, Macro 2 inch to 19.7 inch Wide, 8 inch to 19.7 inch Tele, Super Macro 0.4 inch to 7.9 inch 1 cm Wide | 1 cm 0.4 in. - infinity W, 2.0 m 6.6 ft. - infinity T, Macro 1 - 50cm W 0.4 in. - 1.6 ft. W |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted or Spot | - |
| White Balancing | Auto Preset Modes Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Fluorescent Light D Daylight Color, N Daylight White, W Cool White, L Warm White, Tungsten, Flash Manual WB | - |
| Other Focus Features | Combined Zoom 7.8x, Manual Focus Range .4 inch to Infinity, Depending on Zoom Setting, Focus Lock Yes By Pressing the Shutter Release Button Half Way, Face Detection Upto 32 Faces, Smile Capture, Blink Detection, Pet Detection Upto 1 Pets Face, Auto or Select from 3 Pre-registered Faces | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Steps +/- 2 EV | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Programmed AE Electronic Lens Shutter with Electronic Sensor Shutter | - |
| Other Shutter Features | Noise Reduction Yes, Automatically Applied if Shutter Speed is Slower than 1 sec | - |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1 - 1/3200 sec, 15 - 1/3200 sec in Tv/M Mode |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Red-eye, Slow-speed Synchro, Slow-speed + Red-eye, Trailing Curtain Sync | - |
| Other Flash Features | Effective Range 1.31 - 40 ft Wide, Auto ISO, 1.31 - 29 ft Tele, Auto ISO | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | RAW DNG, JPEG Conforms to EXIF 2.3, Conforms to DCF 2.0, DPOF, Print Image Matching III | - |
| Gross Pixel | 12.76 MP | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 920000 dots | - |
| Display Type | - | LCD |
| connectivity features |
| USB | 2 | - |
| storage and power features |
| Inbuilt Memory | 75.3 MB | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Other Storage Features | Eye-fi Compatible, Interface PC / AV Out, HDMI Out Type D | - |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | MPEG4, AVC, H.264 | - |
| Audio Video Interface | NTSC, PAL | - |
| Video Resolution | - | Large 5148 x 3888 Pixel, Medium 1 3648 x 2736 Pixel, Medium 2 2048 x 1536 Pixel, Medium 2592 x 1944 Pixel, Small 640 x 480 Pixel |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Mode Selection One Shot, Continuous Shooting, Burst Shooting L/H, Self-timer 2 or 10 sec, Remote Control Immediately or 3 sec, Auto Bracketing | - |
| Shooting Modes | Capture Modes Mode Selection - Auto Picture, Program, Natural Skin Tone, Handheld Night Snap 5 M, Night Scene Portrait, Night Scene, Digital Panorama 2 M Per Frame, High Speed Movie VGA, 120 fps Capture, 30 fps Playback,Time Lapse Movie, Landscape, Blue Sky, Sunset, Flower, Digital SR ISO 3200 - 6400 5 M, Kids, Pet, Portrait, Food, Fireworks, Surf and Snow, Sport, Fisheye, Sketch, Miniature Filter, Text, Frame Composite 3 M, Movie, Green Auto Picture Modes Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait, Standard, Flower, Sport, Candlelight, Blue Sky, Sunset, Text, Group Photo, Pet, Portrait x Blue Sky, Portrait x Sunset, Portrait x Backlight, Green Simplified Mode Available, Mode Dial P / AV / TV / M / User / HDR / SCN / AUTO PICT / Green / Movie, Date Imprint, Date, Date-time, Time Not Available in Green Mode, Digital Filters Capture Movie B and W, Sepia, Fisheye, Miniature, Sketch, Dynamic Range Adjustment Shadow, Highlight, Digital Level | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Hybrid Auto, AUTO, Creative Shot, Sports, Portrait, Smart Shutter, Handheld NightScene, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Standard, Short Clip, iFrame Movie, Smile, Wink Self-timer, Face Self-timer |
| HD Support | - | Yes |