Updated 21 Nov 2016
Canon
PowerShot SX280 HS
Snapshot: The Canon PowerShot SX280 HS compact camera has a manual focus option, 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.
- OK ease of use.
- Good screen.
- OK video quality.
- OK flash.
- Has a huge zoom and PASM modes.
- Can shoot Full-HD video and manually focus.
But
No obvious bad points.
How we test
Our test was a joint international consumer test, conducted by a laboratory in Europe.
Overall score includes:
Image quality (50%): 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 (30%): 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.
Flash (0%): A rating of the strength and evenness of the flash lighting at different distances. Does not add to overall score.
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