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Need to buy a camera under 300$. SX230 HS or SX260 HS

Started Mar 3, 2013 | Discussions thread
JJ Rodin Senior Member • Posts: 1,096
Re: Need to buy a camera under 300$. SX230 HS or SX260 HS

Remember the sx230hs (GPS) & sx220hs are the same cam, so are equiv, 220 was cheaper. GPS is NOT necessary if you have a memory of your good times, or can write down where the H&LL you are, LONDON !!

GPS uses lots of battery, I believe most ppl leave it off except in the rare locations, & besides the GPS by Canon is not as good/fast as the typ. nav system, so I hear marginal many times!

In US, you can not get the GPS-less cams, Euro seems they are available & cheaper.

Grip: I put a strip of fuzzy half 'velcro' on my cam (elph 300), and I suspect it would work nicely on 230hs and give you a better grip, sx260 has a small grip, no need to spend money, unless it really bugs you, besides use the strap and it can 'fall' safely (or easily stolen) !

I used the sx230hs for a few weeks and thought it a nice cam, its 14x lens was nice, not as nice as the 18x Nikon S9100 I played with but the pics MUCH better especially in low light.

Good Luck!!

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