Testing the Powershot SX60 HS on Small and Skittish Bird

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Greetings my dear friends,

It's been ages since my last post in the forum. I am happy to see continued stream of photos from good friends and birding buddies.

As an aging birder, its a delight to "upgrade" to newer toys to satisfy cravings for feathered subjects.

The following photos of an Olive-backed Sunbird were taken using this extremely handy and light Canon SX60 HS. I think I have not given justice to the features of this camera with only a few clicks. However, the initial results were satisfactory for a beginner in my opinion albeit some traces of camera shake. I hope to improve as I familiarize and establish routines and techniques with this camera.

Happy Weekend everyone!!


Olive-backed Sunbird [Cinnyris jugularis]
Mactan Island, Cebu
03/11/2017

Canon SX60 HS, 65x, f/6.5, 1/250sec, ISO-100, hand-held/elbow support


Canon SX60 HS, 65x, f/6.5, 1/80sec, ISO-100, hand-held/elbow support


Canon SX60 HS, 65x, f/6.5, 1/60sec, ISO-100, hand-held/elbow support

[Tateo Osawa]

Wow, color and detail are very nice and beautiful boke. SX60 camera is very nice. all nice capture, great photos Nilo !

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Thank you, Tateo-san. I hope to learn more on the features of the camera like how to shoot in RAW. I'm too lazy to read the user manual

[Romy Ocon]

Lol... from 600 f4 to an ultrazoom point and shoot!

Excellent images from your new toy, Pareng Nilo. I had an SX60 HS and it can deliver long reach and great detail (especially if shot in RAW), all in a compact and light package plus IS. The video quality is quite good as well.

When I get older and my reflexes for BIF shooting deteriorates, I'd probably carry only a future iteration of this camera.

[Bobby Kintanar]

Hehehe, excellent pictures Sir Nilo! I took a different route to address the weight issue and have ordered a Tamron 150-600 Gen2 SP Zoom. Age does impact our mobility and those new super zooms at such affordable prices may just be the ticket. I am keeping the Sigma 150-600 Sports for Tripod-only shoots, but I think the Tamron will see more field use due to its much lighter weight :-) I will post the pictures captured with the Tamron as soon as I have time to use it.

[Mark Itol]

Amazing details, Nilo! Who needs a big white when a compact can do this?! :-D

[tina mallari]

Wow Nilo !!!! These are wonderful photos taken with the SX60. I only use the SX60 for taking videos because I can't seem to get the detail I want with this camera. Galing mo talaga !!!