Canon's 2015 pocket travel zoom — 20.2MP CMOS, stabilised 25-450mm 18x lens, 1080p video, Wi-Fi/NFC
The PowerShot SX610 HS was a slim travel-zoom compact announced by Canon in January 2015, slotting between the SX600 HS it replaced and the SX620 HS that followed a year later. It carried the same name worldwide, with no separate IXUS or ELPH designation.
A 20.2-megapixel 1/2.3-inch back-illuminated CMOS sensor paired with the DIGIC 4+ processor as Canon's HS System. The stabilised 18x zoom covered a 25-450mm equivalent range with Intelligent IS, the 3.0-inch LCD carried 922,000 dots, and video recorded in 1080p Full HD. Built-in Wi-Fi with NFC handled transfer, the NB-6LH battery was rated around 270 shots, and the body weighed about 191g ready to shoot.
It suits travellers and casual shooters wanting one pocketable camera that reaches from wide-angle scenes to distant detail. There are no manual exposure modes, so it favours point-and-shoot use; the long lens rewards steady hands or good light at the tele end.
The NB-6LH battery is shared across many Canon compacts and still easy to find, and standard SD/SDHC/SDXC cards are used. Run the zoom through its full 18x range listening for grinding, confirm Wi-Fi pairing works if wanted, and check the high-resolution screen for pressure marks.