SX270 / SX280

The Powershot SX280HS is the successor to the SX260 HS. There are 2 additional variants of this model: the SX275HS (for the Chinese market, has no GPS) and the SX270HS (not sold in the US and Japan, lacks both GPS and Wi-Fi)

Alpha builds for firmware 1.02B, 1.02C and 1.02D are available in the unstable development section of the Download page.

Reviews[]

DPReview

Technical Data[]

Digic 6 image processor
DryOS operating system

12.1 megapixels, 1/2.3" back-illuminated CMOS sensor
20x optical zoom lens
lens: 25-500mm (35mm equiv), F/3.5 - F/6.8
Display: 3.0 inch TFT, 461,000 pixels

Video: 1920x1080 @60/30 fps, 1280x720 @30 fps, 640x480 @30 fps
Super Slow Motion movie mode: 640x480 @120 fps, 320x240 @240 fps
HDMI A/V out connector
GPS : built-in (SX280hs only)
Wi-Fi : built-in (SX280hs and SX275hs only)
Storage: SD, SDHC, SDXC
Power: Li-ion battery NB-6L
Weight (including battery): 233g, Dimensions: 106 x 63 x 33 mmmm

Specifications:

DPReview SX270hs specs

DPReviws SX280hs specs

Firmware info[]

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS
P-ID: 3260 PAL D

Firmware Ver GM1.00C(1.0.0.0)
Adj Ver.012.008
Build: Feb 28 2013  19:11:53
MechaCpuA Firm Ver. 1.01
MechaCpuB Firm Ver. 3.00

The firmware version on your camera can be checked with CameraVersion.

Manually - just create empty file ver.req on SD card

Power on in PLAY mode with ver.req file on SD card, press and hold FUNCSET, press DISP. reveals the firmware version:

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS
P-ID: 3260 PAL D

Firmware Ver GM1.00C(1.0.0.0)
Adj Ver.012.008
Serial No. serialnumber

subsequent press of DISP. (while still holding FUNCSET) reveals:

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS
P-ID: 3260 PAL D

Build: Feb 28 2013  19:11:53
NoError

subsequent press of DISP. (while still holding FUNCSET) reveals:

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS
P-ID: 3260 PAL D

MechaCpuA Firm Ver. 1.01
MechaCpuB Firm Ver. 3.00

For Developers[]

General info:[]

DryOS v2.3, release #0052
FW start address: 0xFC020000

Available firmware dumps[]

Firmware dump fw 1.00C (16mb, dumped with cBasic udumper script, by pfuender): dl link, forum link

Download location for firmware dumps:
→ P&S firmware dumps mirror