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Initial indications after taking just a few photos at different settings left me very impressed with the SX260. Picture quality and zoom are fabulous. Startup is quick as well as the speed at which it focuses and ultimately takes the photo. Finger grip on the front is a nice touch for a camera of this size and weight. It can easily slip out of your hands and this certainly helps (I always struggled with this on my smaller, lighter Canons).
Some annoyances are the flash on the top where you tend to place your finger. Not sure about the "easy setting" on the dial for taking pictures. I understand the overall point, I just don't know how it makes things any simpler than the full auto function. I would have liked to see them take this off the dial and replace it with a pre-programmed scene setting or the capability to have a fully programmable setting. Along those same lines, there appears to be a couple "empty" spots on the dial that I think could have been reserved for the ability to pre-program some settings.
I would probably give the camera a 4.5 rating given the flash location, but the picture quality and zoom for the price make this an awesome point and shoot.
I have not yet used the GPS, but will try this weekend to see how it affects the battery.
UPDATE April 27, 2012:
Went on a 7 hour hike with the GPS on, took 80 photos and a couple videos and battery is still at full strength. Very happy with the photo quality. Still highly recommend this camera.
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