This has the same chip and DIGIC 5 processor that's in the SX40 and has lens zoom equivalent of 25-500mm. But it's small enough to put in your pocket.

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Comparison of the two here:

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JoeM

Some of the "advantages" each camera holds over the other are minuscule and don't matter.

The advantage of the SX260 is size and weight.

It has a 10% larger screen.

The advantages of the SX40 are the much longer zoom, and it's support for an external flash so you can do bounce flash.

It's a half f-stop faster. It has a 24mm equivalent focal length instead of a 25 mm focal length. Now if it had a 20 or 21mm equivalent focal length...

I'm curious as to how a camera can shoot 10.3 fps when the shutter lag is 350ms, which is over a third of a second.

I'm curious as to how a camera can shoot 10.3 fps when the shutter lag is 350ms, which is over a third of a second.

there is a lag for the first shot, but then each successive shot is about 95 ms apart

I'm curious as to how a camera can shoot 10.3 fps when the shutter lag is 350ms, which is over a third of a second.

there is a lag for the first shot, but then each successive shot is about 95 ms apart

Plus, you can shorten the initial lag a bit by pre-focusing, and holding the shutter button halfway down prior to shooting.

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