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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS vs Nikon D3400

5.02 in
4.5 in
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS Digital Camera
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
4.88 in
3.86 in
Nikon D3400 Digital Camera
Nikon D3400
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
23
3.9 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
69 %
3 stars
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39
4.1 out of 5
19 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
5 %
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User rating
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
2 %
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4.0 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Full Comparison

Sensor

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Sensor typeCMOSCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx25.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx24.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 5:4
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
3:2
Max resolution4608 x 3072 px6000 x 4000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3456
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 2768x3456
  • 3264x2448
  • 3264x2176
  • 3264x1832
  • 2448x2448
  • 1952x2448
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1368
  • 1920x1080
  • 1536x1536
  • 1232x1536
  • 4496x3000
  • 2992x2000
ProcessorDIGIC 6Expeed 4

Image

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
ISO
  • 100
  • 125
  • 160
  • 200
  • 250
  • 320
  • 400
  • 500
  • 640
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1250
  • 1600
  • 2000
  • 2500
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 25600
ISO minimum100100
ISO maximum640025600
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px6000 x 4000 px
White balance presets712
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom modes
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Fluorescent H
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Direct sunlight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyesyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Positive film
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyes
Image stabilization typeOpticalNo
Uncompressed formatRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Minimum aperture3.41.8
Maximum aperture3.43.5
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Manual focusyesyes
Number of focus points911
Image stabiliserOpticalLens based only

Screen and viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Screen size3.0 in3.0 in
Articulated LCDyesno
Screen technologyLCDLCD
Screen dots922000921000
Touch screennono
Field of view100.0 %100.0 %
Live viewyesyes
ViewfinderOptical
  • Electronic
  • Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %
Flip-out screenyesno

Photography features

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Shooting modes
  • Auto
  • Movie
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s30.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyes
Manual exposure modeyesyes
Exposure compensation plus35
Exposure compensation minus-3-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/3
Auto exposure lockyesyes
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
Histogramyesyes
Subject / scene modesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyes
Flash range5.512
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Slow Sync
Auto
External flashyesyes
Continuous drive6.4 fps5.0 fps
Scene modesSports
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot AF-area
Manual settingsyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
  • custom
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
  • 20

Videography features

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyesyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HDFull HD
Supported video file formatsMP4MOV
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Highlights
  • Movie
  • Slide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)320 x 2401920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)240.0 fps60.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps60.0 fps

Audio features

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Built-in microphoneyesyes
Microphone typeStereoMono
Speaker typeMonoMono
Voice recordingyesyes
Supported audio file formatsLC-AACPCM

Design

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Body typeBridgeSLR
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Black,Red
  • Red
Environmentally sealednono

Dimensions

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Weight21.41 oz15.7 oz
Width5.02 in4.88 in
Height4.5 in3.86 in
Depth3.65 in2.97 in

Storage

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots11
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.3

Power

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Power source type
  • Battery
  • DC
  • AC
  • Battery
Battery life (CIPA)3401200
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
HDMIyesyes
HDMI connector typeMiniMini
USB version2.02.0
Headphone portnono
Microphone portyesno
WirelessBuilt-InBuilt-In
DC-in jackyesyes
Remote controlNoyes
PictBridgeyesyes
NFCyesyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesno
Bluetoothnono

Other features

Canon PowerShot SX60 HSCanon PowerShot SX60 HS
Nikon D3400Nikon D3400
Timelapse recordingnono
GPSnono
Orientation sensoryesyes
Languages support
  • ARA
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
Multi

Pros & Cons

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