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Canon G12
Premium Compact Camera
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Canon SX260 HS
Compact Superzoom Camera
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G12
Best price
$600
- 335% more battery life 1,000 shots vs 230 shots
- Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
- Better built-in flash range 23′ vs 11′
- More popular with users 92% vs 90%
- Viewscreen flips out SX260 HS does not have a flip out viewscreen
- Has HDR on-board SX260 HS does not have HDR
- Has a flash hot shoe connector SX260 HS does not
- Has RAW image capture SX260 HS does not have RAW capture
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Canon PowerShot G12
What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Best price
$339
$339
- Weighs a little bit less than the G12 8.15 oz vs 12.4 oz
- Significantly smaller body size 13 in³ vs 25 in³
- Significantly cheaper street price $339 vs $600
- Higher sensor resolution 12.1 MP vs 10 MP
- Newer camera March 2012 vs September 2010
- Longer optical zoom 20.0× vs 5.0×
- Wider angle lens 4.5mm vs 6.1mm
- Better video capture 1080p 24fps vs 720p 24fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 2 shots per sec
- Has GPS location tagging G12 does not have GPS
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Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
What the Canon G12 and Canon SX260 HS have in common
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 461k dots
- The same maximum ISO setting 3200 ISO
- Same viewscreen size 2.8″ vs 3.0″
- Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds
- Both are popular cameras based on user ratings
- HDMI port
What’s missing from both the Canon G12 and the Canon SX260 HS
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No 3D capture -
No panorama mode -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No Wi-Fi
