The Canon PowerShot SX600 HS's interface is easy to navigate but the most important mode, the Program mode, is buried under two levels of navigation. On the other hand, the animations are smooth. The camera has built-in Wi-Fi so you can pair it with a smart device to take photos and review them remotely. We tried it with an iPhone and it worked flawlessly.
The battery is rated to deliver 290 shots in high-performance mode but we found in our testing that went down from 40 percent to zero after taking only 75 shots, which is not good compared to the competition.In our daylight tests, the camera managed to capture great details. Colours were natural, which isn't surprising considering Canon's warm tones are always pleasing. The 18x optical zoom is a big advantage, although you'll have to have a steady hand while zooming in all the way, or images will come out blurry more often than not. While detail is evident when viewed on screen, we did notice some smoothing and a little noise when reviewing photos at full size. This might be an issue for users who want to print blown-up images. Our more stringent ISO/noise test revealed that the camera captures decent images till IS0 800, which is good enough for most situations. The captured 1080p video plays smoothly without any screen tearing.
