Updated 25 Oct 2017
Canon
PowerShot SX280 HS (with 4.5-90mm lens)
Snapshot: The Canon PowerShot SX280 HS (with 4.5-90mm lens) compact camera can shoot full-HD video and has a huge zoom. But how's the image quality?
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Test results
Overall score
Image quality
Ease of use
Screen
Video quality
Flash
Good points
- OK image quality.
- Good screen.
- OK flash.
- Has a huge zoom and PASM modes.
- Can shoot full-HD video and manually focus.
But
- Just OK video quality.
How we test
Overall score includes:
Image quality (40%): Unless otherwise stated the cameras are set to full automatic function – including exposure, white balance and focus – with maximum resolution and image quality setting in JPEG.
Ease of use (40%): An evaluation of the manual, viewfinder, monitor, data transfer, shutter delay, inserting/removing memory, changing settings, controls and batteries.
Screen (10%): A rating of image quality of the screen, and the difference between the height and width displayed and what is recorded on the final image.
Video quality (10%): A rating of the quality of short video clips.
Key data
Model
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Type
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Viewfinder
Specifications
Megapixels (MP)
Battery type
Sensor
ISO range
Optical zoom
Aperture range
Zoom range
Shutter range
Dimensions (cm)
Weight (g)
Depth (mm)
Memory card
Features
Water resistant
RAW support
GPS tagging
PASM modes
Manual focus option
Monitor
Monitor size (inches)
Monitor pixels
Touchscreen
Articulated monitor
Viewfinder
Viewfinder type
Viewfinder pixels
Video
Video
Microphone input
Flash
Flash type
Connection for external flash
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