Quick facts
Full name: Canon PowerShot SX420 IS
Original position: Compact fixed-lens camera with a small sensorProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
Canon PowerShot SX420 IS is still searched because older compact cameras interest collectors, second-hand buyers, and photographers seeking a period digital look.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2016 · Released about 10 years ago
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 20 MP
- Lens
- 24 - 1008 mm
- Zoom
- 42×
- Weight
- 325 g
- Battery
- NB-11LH Lithium-ion battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit collectors, casual daylight shooting, or photographers intentionally seeking an older digital-camera look.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Test focus and zoom across the full range; check the lens for haze, fungus, scratches, and errors.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 7.7 mm
- Surface area
- 28 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 1.19 µm
- Pixel area
- 1.42 µm²
- Pixel density
- 70.28 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
6.16 × 4.62 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 20 MP
- Total pixels
- 20.5 MP
- Sensor
- 6.16 × 4.62 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 5,164 × 3,873
- Maximum image
- 5,152 × 3,864
- Crop factor
- 5.62
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–1,600
- Viewfinder
- None
- Display
- 3 in / 230,400 dots
- Lens mount
- Fixed lens
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,280 × 720
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- NB-11LH Lithium-ion battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 325 g
- Dimensions
- 104.4 × 69.1 × 85.1 mm
- Release year
- 2016
Canon Camera Museum
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- NB-11LH Lithium-ion battery
- Brand
- Canon
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 5.62
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 104.4 x 69.1 x 85.1 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 20.00
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- 24 - 1008 mm
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100-1600
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- f3.5 - f6.6
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f19.7 - f37.1
- Max Image Resolution
- 5152 x 3864
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1280x720 (25p)
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- 15 sec
- Model
- PowerShot SX420 IS
- Normal Focus Range
- 5 cm
- Optical Zoom
- 42x
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 230,400 dots
- Screen Size
- 3"
- Sensor Resolution
- 5158 x 3878
- Sensor Size
- 1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Total Megapixels
- 20.50
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- None
- Weight
- 325 g
- White Balance Presets
- 5
- Wireless
- ✓
- Year
- 2016
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