Canon Powershot SX60HS Test

[@bikesandcameras423]

Still using it a couple of years later.. Added few more short clips kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWXTipytm7-Cn7M

[@Pixeliarmus]

What do you think of Nikon p900? I'm stuck between sx60 and p900 and nikon one is way more expensive. And judging from your video sx60 is capable of great stuff.

[@benrijkes]

​@@Pixeliarmus😅

[@suecollins3246]

I have been using a Canon powershot sx60hs for bird photography since 19 May 2017 and I don't celebrate my birthday on the 16 Nov any more - I celebrate it on the 19 May. It's got to be Canon's best kept secret. Look, it's got its limitations and it's up to the thinking photographer to learn how to get around them. When I set up a website I'll be able to share some of the truly amazing photographs this camera has given me.

[@euvid1]

WHat a beautifully made video. It is truly the best I have yet to see. The music that goes along with the visual is perfect. THank you

[@valentinanikolina1178]

Thank you, Jason, for your nice job! I've just bought the same camera and can't wait to test it outside as you did.

[@miguelangelsepulvedaatenas8446]

i fell in love with this camera the moment i started recording video or taking pictures, it is just perfect, great video quality, great pictures, a very versatile camera, my mother in law has it and i have been saving money to buy it as soon as i can

[@followmyuniverse5155]

Came upon your video looking for how to use my Canon PowerShot sx60hs for shooting videos. I love the outdoors so want to create videos to start a KZbin channel soon. Purchased an external microphone and tested that out tonight. It worked great. Now tomorrow I will be testing settings for videos. Until now I have used the camera just for photos, but I have a Nikon D500 that I prefer using now for my wildlife photography. The Canon PowerShot will be great to do videos. I love that it has the rotating screen so I will be able to see if I'm in focus when I'm videoing myself speaking. Nice to see what you have achieved. Hoping I will get as good of results with a bit of practice. Thank you for creating this video.

[@NobodyToldMeShiit]

this is beautiful work, you and that camera make a great team📸

[@cesaralexandrefernandes1103]

Very nice video. The best comparation on Canon SX60 HS 16.1 MP i´ve seen. Keep on.

[@horseloverny1980]

Thanks Jason for elaborating on recording clips. I have been an owner of it for few months now. It's a great value of your money indeed comparing the features with Basic DSLRS.

[@suecollins3246]

This isn't just a good camera - you are a skilled photographer. These vids are LOVELY. Lovely camera, isn't it?

[@bikesandcameras423]

Hi Sue, thank you for the kind words.. :) It's a great camera, although I feel a bit guilty now I've just got a Fuji X-T3 and feel this will probably relegate the SX60 in to retirement (but I'll keep it on standby for any events I might want to video but not risk an expensive camera)

[@fukutaichou1903]

I'm not going to lie, I had my doubts with this bridge camera. Totally forgot all about it and now your vid want me to get it.This is so well put and the quality is great

[@DonGagnon]

Beautiful video! Excellent way to start the new year! For years, I've used a Canon PowerShot SX50 HS mostly to film birds and other wildlife. You chose a great location! It reminds me of Worlds End in Hingham, Massachusetts.

[@ZeeNasir1]

Impressive. I recently got my canon sx60 and I love it.

[@spkh2706]

Nice video❤

[@wezlydog]

I had my SX60 for three weeks and I'm already returning it! I can't get good quality video like this.

[@wonderpierrot]

The camera can actually shoot very good looking videos, in both bright and low light conditions. If you get poor videos, you're probably simply flipping the dial to Movie Mode and then pressing record. That's not a good idea since the camera will automatically choose a ridiculous high ISO which ruins your footage with a lot of noise and grain. You need to use Movie Manual Mode ONLY (done by pressing the func. set option during Movie Mode). Then select an ISO no higher than 400 (ideally 80 to 100 if in bright light). The aperture should be the widest possible (e.g. f/3.4). The shutter speed should be 1/60 for 30fps. Ideally, you'll want to be shooting in 30fps instead of 60fps, as 60fps introduces a lot more noise and grain than 30fps. I also recommend an external mic since the built-in one sounds a bit muffled.

[@aureliusprimus]

Very nice videos !! Do you recommand SX60 or SX70 ?

[@TheCinebezerra]

Love this Song. What is name? Shazam cant find it 😅

[@ponciodupont5069]

Are these videos straight out of the camera or did you post edited them? (colour correction, etc?) They are very impressive.

[@bikesandcameras423]

Thanks, yep, apart from the cutting and titles all are straight out of the camera.

[@ponciodupont5069]

Beautiful work, Jason!! Keep on sharing!!

[@mortenbjorsvik1]

Really good description.....very nice footage.....i ordered it:)

[@entertainmentworld5238]

are you convert this video ? wich type this video? is this this straight out of camera video ate converted

[@NiekopTube]

Is it possible to shoot longer video's than 16 minutes? (After 16 minutes my SX60 switches the recording OFF. (3,99 GB on the memory card, which can contain a lot more!).

[@bikesandcameras423]

Unfortunately the 4GB limit is due to the file format it uses (FAT32) .. the official numbers are.. Movie Length (Full HD & HD) Up to 4 GB or 29 min. 59 sec.¹ (L and M) Up to 4 GB or 1 hour² (Super Slow Motion Movie) Approx. 30 sec.

[@khetsamnang1359]

Hi I don't know more about camera because I always use Phone Camera. I would like to know that This camera can take photo clear or not especialy when we zoom. Thanks in advance for your reply

[@AdventureTimeOutdoors]

I ordered one of these last week. It arrives Wednesday and to be honest I was second guessing myself a little until I saw this review. Great job man! How does the video look in 30 fps?

[@bikesandcameras423]

Thanks, and have fun with the SX60, I still use mine regularly after 2 years now. I've not used 30fps much but as both frame rates appear to be 35mbps technically the 30fps should have less compression per frame so may improve on noise levels and better in situations that don't have faster motion, I just prefer the smoothness 60 fps gives. I'll keep an eye on your channel to see how you get on with it.

[@AdventureTimeOutdoors]

Bikes and RC hey thanks for the reply and info. I'm going to poke around your channel a little more and see what I can learn! 🍻

[@josefinabrien8729]

Great shots i love the background music as well whose music is it?

[@GodsIn2Love]

What's the duration of video record time, before it shuts off?

[@bikesandcameras423]

In full HD you can record for up to 30 mins at a time.

[@AllanFrance]

48,571 views and only 234 likes Shocking just come across this and very impressive just waiting for mine to come I can't wait the zoom is ridiculous Thanks for going to all the effort and sharing

[@josiecabasisborlagdan7416]

Hello friend so nice videos you share on us

[@pansol007]

Where was the video shot?

[@Valeriy-wz7cp]

I have noise during video recording, what about you?

[@simbirdcom]

Great test ~ I could use this camera for my Birds and Wildlife !

[@SabinaMarthinsen]

Amazing video! I just order online, and can't wait to get it! But how is it with pictures and zooming :)? I will mostly use it for photos I think, like wildlife and stuff.. And thats how I ended up with this camera :p

[@bikesandcameras423]

It's great for photo's .. even though I now have a 1Dn MKII, 7D and a 5D I still take the SX60 along as a backup for the ultra long range shots.. most of these Bushy Park shots in this album were taken with the SX60 (apart from the obvious drone shots) facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.568180073339542&type=1&l=16741b9430

[@SabinaMarthinsen]

@@bikesandcameras423 omg wow!! That's actually pretty amazing. Now I'm really looking forward to it 😍🙌

[@mase5597]

The issue I have with it is that it takes a long time to focus on a subject especially birds by the time it decides to focus the bird left.

[@storysepakbolakawunganten7385]

AMAZINK good camera ...

[@GodsIn2Love]

Thank you. I am sold and I think the 60 is a slightly better picture quality than what I've seen on the 70. Do you agree?

[@bikesandcameras423]

I didn't see enough changes in the sx70 to warrant upgrading to it as I didn't need 4k30 video.. and seeing as it's higher MP 20mp on the 70 instead of 16mp on the 60 but with the same size sensor there's more chance of noise on the 70 that might degrade quality. The 70 is an improvement still but I don't think price difference is worth it. ;)

[@em1si825]

What program did you use to combine multiple videos ?

[@bikesandcameras423]

At the time this was done I used Nero Video

[@em1si825]

@@bikesandcameras423awesome ! Thanks for the reply 😎

[@SB-bt8um]

Very good video. Thanks.

[@OutdoorExplorer-ub6om]

Where is this video taken?

[@campgaz]

I think SX60 produce very good video quality (comparing other bridges) and side pan does not flit so much.

[@RP-ms7lu]

Nice video fine capture

[@GiggleFishy]

This is not just a great test video, it is beautiful on its own. Where is this beautiful place you are filming in?

[@bikesandcameras423]

Thank you very much! .. it was all in Bushy Park (SW London).

[@GiggleFishy]

Thanks!

[@theprinceosama1]

please.. can someone tell me what the name of this music in this video?

[@StichtingVOGW]

Great video! Thanks. Does this camera do photos in 16:9 and in RAW?

[@bikesandcameras423]

Thanks! .. Yep it does 16:9 in RAW.. here's the options I get in the ratio menu. Ratio Dimen MegaPix No.RAW Shots(16GB Card) 16:9 4608x2592 12mp 629 3:2 4608x3072 14mp 631 4:3 4608x3456 16mp 632 1:1 3456x3456 12mp 635 4:5 2768x3456 10mp 637

[@StichtingVOGW]

Fantastic! Thanks for the quick reply!!! I guess he can do 16:9 directly in JPG as well??? I think this will be my next camera.

[@markandapps]

based on my budget, i've narrowed it down to sx60 and nikon coolpix L840. Which do you recommend Jason? thanks.

[@bikesandcameras423]

Personally I would still go with the SX60 if I had to do it again, the main two features I don't like on the L840 is AA batteries (this might be a plus for some people though) I love the amount of shooting you can get including a ton of video from the lithium batteries on the canon, usually I only end up using one battery even though I carry three, also carrying 3x lithiums is easier to keep track of which are charged/used whilst out and about whereas AA's you'd have to make sure they keep in the sets of 4 so they don't get mixed up (my bag often ends up a mess by the end of the day so my lithiums just have numbers 1,2,3 written on them).. Viewfinder .. although the electronic viewfinder on the canon is not the greatest it still is good enough to line up the shot and having it pressed against your face makes those telephoto shots a lot more stable. I didn't look at a great deal of test videos on the Nikons when looking for mine as I had already discounted them due to the two reasons above. Other advantages.. 65x Optical Zoom (21-1365mm) instead on 38x (22.5 - 855 mm) on the Nikon 1080p60 Video instead of 1080i60 on the Nikon

[@markandapps]

Thanks a lot Jason. When on 65x Optical Zoom, is the Focal Length on 1365mm and on f/6.5 aperture? And last question, have you tried the Nikon Coolpix P900?

[@markandapps]

Thanks Patrick. I'll mainly be using it to shoot videos. Taking pictures is only secondary.

[@youngboon1]

Where was this shot so beautiful

[@bikesandcameras423]

It was in Bushy Park, SW London.

[@briancarrick9635]

Beautiful!

[@jorgehmosquera8402]

Well ... with a 1 / 2.3 " 6,17 X 4,55 mm sensor.. this is reaaaally impresive! :O i was having problems thinking about the "no ver good" sensor on this camera... but this video makes me change my opinion... so... do you recomend this camera? tnks for vid by the way

[@bikesandcameras423]

For the price I highly recommend it still, it does have some limitations/issues such as auto focus losing it when zooming in and out (and quite a bit of zoom shake even on a sturdy tripod) but static long reach and Macro videos / photos it's great!. 2 Years on now and I'm still using it regularly as a chuck in the bag all rounder at bike meets and stuff.

[@frameraw.7284]

Ola amigo estou pensando em comprar essa camera . Quantas horas a bateria dela Dura fazendo videos e fotos com uso sem moderação ?. A bateria dessa Camera é possivel que vicie ? Aguardo Contato ... Obrigado . A qualidade da imagem é maguinifica !!!

[@Boss-gd1je]

I hv this camera. It's good enough for video but i'm not satisfied with image quality. It's look very sharp on live view but after clicking it's giving me some shaky & blury images even after increasing the shutter speed up to 1/2000. So plz can u help me.

[@bikesandcameras423]

That's a shame, I've had pretty good results photo wise out of the SX60, sure it's not anywhere near as good as a full frame DSLR or even an APS-C camera but my main advice would be to keep the ISO as low as you can (dependant on lighting situation of course) . Sometimes I use "Auto" ISO but you can set a Max limit I have set mine to 400 in this mode. Most of the time I keep mine in AV mode and 100-200 ISO where possible, anything above 400 starts to degrade the picture quality very fast due to the tiny sensor in these. As long as your subject isn't moving too fast I would favour ISO 100 and 1/150th sec over a ISO800+ 1/2000 any day as the IS on these cope pretty well with handheld. A tripod is obviously better but sometimes you just want to "run and gun". In case you do happen to have a faulty lens or picky autofocus system on yours I would suggest a controlled test by downloading and printing a resolution chart such as www.graphics.cornell.edu/~westin/misc/ISO_12233-reschart.pdf then plop it on a tripod or flat surface and use 2 sec timer to eliminate any shake and see how it comes out, I would then be happy to do the same with mine and try and replicate your exact settings such as shutter/f-stop/ISO and then send you a comparison from mine (or even if it's just a random object like a coke can or something I can try to replicate for comparison) . One other thing if you are using a tripod for pictures I would actually suggest turning off the Image Stabiliser as I think this can sometimes make it worse when on a tripod through a kind of feedback shake (was always in the instructions and recommendation on big telephoto VR/OS lenses for Canon/Nikons).

[@mollies13]

Boss Dude don't listen to him....to much reading. Go dial the camera to movie mode Go find the manual movie mode to set your aperture and shutter Depending on the light you need, if your outside then it's best when your outside cause this won't work for indoor that great, it require a lot more light. So anyway set your F8.0 ISO 100 aperture is your choose while your filming you can adjust the light you need if it to dark or if it to bright for you and remember, it's not a DSLR. A DSLR will do most of job of indoor and outdoor

[@jorgebueno8465]

muy bonito y tiene buenas prestaciones esta cámara yo ya me canse de las reflex y esta me parece una muy buena opción

[@MsLowain]

Commenting from Japan. I am trying to decide between this and the lumix fz1000. I would get the fz1000 already if it had English menu here :( I would have to order from the US but that would cost an extra 100 dollars for shipping and duties. So I am trying to convince myself that Canon powershot sx60 hs will be enough since it has English menu and half the price lol I was ready to be convinced from your video until i read your description box. I do not have a DSLR :( Back to debating if its worth the investment of buy fz1000

[@bassemb]

Thanks for this. I'm heavily considering this camera but am not liking the washed out colours and the lack of DOF evident in the footage. I may still get it, need to research more.

[@nicolasdonoso6613]

Lumix fz80 o canon sx60?

[@bikesandcameras423]

Although at the time of this video the fz80 wasn't availble, having looked around at some comments on the fz80 there are some people who have had both cameras and they preffered the sx60 for quality.. example post.. disq.us/p/1jzh3yg

[@PenguinandRhino]

What tripod do you use?

[@bikesandcameras423]

I use a Camlink TPPRO24A

[@beaggyboy]

Mr.Jason Smith, Thanks for loading along a fantastic musical accompaniment piece to Yor pictorial vid. Howevr coud U please be so kind to furnish me the name of this Composer's wonderful-instrumental musical work. Tnx again.

[@bikesandcameras423]

it's called "Christmas Ambience" it comes with Nero Video Editor as one of the seamless tracks that auto adjusts to the length of the video.

[@Zakraa]

great

[@ZeeNasir1]

brilliant

[@stonew1927]

If you're going to do a video of a video, then shouldn't we be able to hear the ambient sounds? That would give us an idea of how the mic works, how much sound it picks up, and whatever noise the camera makes when it's zooming in and out. Instead we have to listen to horrible elevator music. Something to consider when making reviews in the future (I realize this is a couple of years old)...

[@marinahelena2683]

Lindo impressionante!

[@Ella0575]

Does anybody else feels this camera is a bit heavy?

[@zeukrob]

Sports?

[@zhuolinghuang]

效果超级好啊

[@bikesandcameras423]

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