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product_id: 1156804
title: "Canon PowerShot SX260 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Image Stabilized Zoom 25mm Wide-Angle Optical Lens and 1080p HD Video (Black)"
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# 1080p Full HD video with stereo sound 20x Optical Zoom for epic detail Built-in GPS for geo-tagging memories Canon PowerShot SX260 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Image Stabilized Zoom 25mm Wide-Angle Optical Lens and 1080p HD Video (Black)

**Brand:** canon
**Price:** € 11.24
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Capture Life’s Details Like a Pro — Wherever You Go!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Canon PowerShot SX260 HS 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 20x Image Stabilized Zoom 25mm Wide-Angle Optical Lens and 1080p HD Video (Black) by canon
- **How much does it cost?** € 11.24 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- canon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted canon brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Travel-Ready GPS:** Automatically geo-tag your photos and create personalized travel maps to share your adventures with friends and followers.
- • **Smart Auto Mastery:** 58 intelligent shooting modes plus Face ID technology guarantee perfect focus and exposure on your favorite people.
- • **Low-Light Brilliance:** 12.1 MP High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor paired with DIGIC 5 processor delivers crisp, noise-free images even in dim settings.
- • **Cinema-Quality Videos:** Shoot stunning 1080p Full HD videos with stereo sound and a dedicated movie button for effortless recording.
- • **Zoom into Every Moment:** 20x Optical Zoom with Optical Image Stabilization ensures razor-sharp shots from wide landscapes to distant details.

## Overview

The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS is an ultra-slim, professional-grade compact camera featuring a 12.1 MP High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor for exceptional low-light performance. Its powerful 20x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilization delivers sharp, vivid images from 25mm wide-angle to 500mm telephoto. Record smooth 1080p Full HD videos with stereo sound using a dedicated movie button. Smart AUTO mode intelligently selects from 58 shooting scenarios and includes advanced Face ID for perfect portraits. Built-in GPS tags your photos with location data, making it the ideal travel companion for millennials who want to document and share every moment with style and precision.

## Description

The Canon 5900B100 PowerShot SX260 HS 12.1 MP Compact Digital Camera, in black, is an ultra-slim camera with a powerful 20x Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilization and 25mm Wide-Angle lens but that is only the beginning of its attractions. You will see detail you never thought possible through the huge zoom and wide-angle lens, while the camera's 12.1 Megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS Sensor and DIGIC 5 Image Processor deliver the rich, clear low-light performance that is the hallmark of Canon's HS SYSTEM. Full 1080p HD video in stereo is more beautiful than ever, with new high-resolution, high-speed processing. Sophisticated advancements include improved Smart AUTO that optimizes settings for 58 predefined shooting situations, Face ID that prioritizes pre-registered faces, and GPS for tracking and recording your shooting locations.Memory Card Type: SD, SDHC,SDXC.What's in the Box: PowerShot SX260HS Body Battery Pack NB-6L Battery Charger CB-2LY Wrist Strap WS-DC11 USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM

Review: Great camera in it's class - I had bought this camera a few years ago for my wife to replace an older Canon point and shoot. The old one took great pictures, but noise or artifacts started to show up in the pictures in the form of dots here and there. Then bought another one for her mother few years later. Right away, when she started using the new camera, she noticed that it took great, sharp pictures. What the difference was that by just using the auto setting, the pictures came out great, effortlessly. No need to fuss with the settings for anything particular. The camera did the adjustments quite accurately, enough. The camera is full of useful features. One I was interested in was the burst modes, where you can take several shots in a row. I took a sequence shot of my kid jumping off from a swing. It captured the path that she took to where she landed in the sand. I've read comments about noises/hissing with video mode. We never noticed any noises until I compared the second SX260 with my old Sanyo video camera. Sure enough, there was hissing. Then I compared the first SX260 and the same hissing was there as well. I don't know if the hissing I heard is the same as ones mentioned in other comments, though. But it wasn't bad enough that we didn't even realize until they were compared. There were other comments about speed. This camera can be fast in bright settings, but will yield poor/blurred images in darker situations. I'd guess that this is related to the size of the optical sensor where the light is absorbed. So, (in simplified form) if you have lots of light, the "shutter" speed can be fast, but with low light, the shutter has to be slower. Therefore, blurred images. So, this camera may not be for taking sports scenes in all types of lighting. Find a camera with much larger sensor(s) if you want to take fast action shots. Lastly, this camera has been obsoleted a while ago when the SX280 came out. It turns out that the SX280 is inferior to SX260 in quality. They have low ratings for being a "lemon." So, at that time of purchase, SX280 was selling for much less than the SX260. That is if you can find SX260 any more. The SX260 seems to be getting harder to find, so I was afraid that some of the stores that are still selling these, may be the last of the returned items. They could be defective/refurbished, or last of the leftover stocks. The one I got turned out fine. Everything seems to be in order. But then, we haven't used it much, since it's a gift to my wife's mother.
Review: Ergonomically ridiculous - I am stunned that this camera has such high ranking feedback. I assume the picture quality is very good (I've yet to download and see my photos.) The issue is--TAKING THE PHOTOS! Good luck. There's multiple huge issues: The mechanical FLASH is placed exactly where most people hold the camera with their left hand. The shutter release button is right next to the Power on/off switch on the right side top of the camera. AGAIN? After All These Years!? How long have digital cameras been around now? I remember having this crazy-making issue (accidentally shutting the camera off rather than snapping the photo) on cameras years and years ago. After inadvertenly shutting the camera off, now you have the ten second restart cycle and the picture is gone. WHY HAS CANON NOT LEARNED THIS? (Yes, the power button is shaped differently. So what? When taking a picture, one's left and right brain are most likely occupied with the subject and the picture.) I'll tell you why the on/off button is next to the shutter--because the engineers put it there and do not care about what the consumers/users want or need. It's a classic example of "The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity"--This is a book written over ten years ago and available here on desertcart. BTW, I am an engineer with an MSEE---I know when I see tech decisions that totally ignore common street smarts. (I owned a Ford Explorer where the change holder was immediately next to the CD player cartridge door. Coins would fall into the player and destroy it. Ford's solution---they placed a sticker on the CD player which read: DO NOT DROP COINS INTO THE CD PLAYER--making it YOUR PROBLEM.) 'pretty bad, but it really gets worse. The brilliant, crack engineering team put the flash unit (which mechanically rises out of the camera) on the exact opposite (top left) side of the camera, where most everybody (symmetrically) holds the camera. Your right hand/finger are on the right at the shutter/power button, and your left hand/finger are now on the left side, covering the flash unit. SHAME ON YOU! So what happens? You're trying to get a picture off---you're lucky enough not to shut the camera off with the power button, then the flash struggles to pop up through your finger...then it jams. Not only is the picture lost---but it gets user-unfriendly WORSE from here. The camera's software now goes into an error mode. The flash can no longer be used with the camera. An ERROR MESSAGE comes up on the screen telling you that you must restart the camera before the FLASH can be used again. WOW!! I'm writing this from the floor. Really? Imagine if airline software or even automobile software was written this way. You'd have to pull off the road and restart the car because you didn't get your seatbelt on right. WHY can't the software itself reboot without your attention? BTW: Canon's solution to this: MAKE IT YOUR PROBLEM: In the instruction manual they tell you how you should hold the camera---palm down under the bottom. Really? Good thing Canon does not (re)design forks or knives. We'd be holding them in some foreign way. So now, again, you are in a power-recycle mode trying to get a picture taken. FRUSTRATING frustrating FRuStRaTiNg! We want to take pictures of our ACTIVE five year old. The reason I bought this specific camera after hours of research was because its response time was supposedly quick. We completely miss the shots with all this nonsense---and guess what? Its response time is miserable anyway---pathetic---even if you manage to get your fingers in all of the right places. Lastly (in the physically ridiculous department) the battery goes in MORE EASILY backwards. One needs to struggle to get it in correctly. It's easier to "plop" it in backwards. You only then know it's backwards because it will not seat the remaining 5% of the way down. YIKES again! I am so disappointed with this design-disaster. I believe the optical/electronic engineers did their job, but the interface engineers were out to lunch. Shameful---after years and years of people using cameras, they ignore how people use cameras and the booby traps that they so easily fall into. I want to cry or smack a designer after all of the time and trouble I put into choosing this camera FOR MY WIFE for Christmas. Rather than showing her how easy it is to use, I have to show her the many things to avoid, watch out for, and how to RECOVER from the problem once engaged. Sad.

## Features

- 12.1 MP High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5 Image Processor
- 20x Optical Zoom, 28mm Wide-Angle lens, and Optical Image Stabilization
- 1080 Full HD video in stereo sound with a dedicated movie button
- Smart AUTO with 58 predefined shooting situations with new FACE ID, High-Speed Burst HQ for continuous capture at a maximum of 10 frames
- GPS tracker to record image locations on a map via Canon's software

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0075SUK14 |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Aperture modes | Aperture priority, Manual |
| Are Batteries Included | Yes |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.27:1 |
| Auto Focus Technology | Center, Continuous, Contrast Detection, Face Detection, Multi-area, Single, Tracking |
| Autofocus | Yes |
| Autofocus Points | 9 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #48,448 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #404 in Digital Point & Shoot Cameras |
| Bit Depth | 12 Bit |
| Brand | Canon |
| Built-In Media | Camera Body & Accessories |
| Camera Flash | Built-In |
| Camera Lens | [INF] A 20x optical zoom, wide-angle lens. |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Computers, smartphones, tablets |
| Compatible Mountings | Canon RF |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Continuous Shooting | 10 FPS |
| Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars 1,605 Reviews |
| Digital Scene Transition | zoom |
| Digital Zoom | 4 |
| Digital-Still | No |
| Display Fixture Type | Fixed |
| Display Resolution Maximum | 461000 |
| Display Type | LCD |
| Dots Per Screen | 680 |
| Effective Still Resolution | 12.1 MP |
| Expanded ISO Minimum | 100 |
| Exposure Control | Aperture priority, Automatic, Easy, Live View Control, Manual, Movie Digest, Program, SCN, Shutter priority |
| File Format | MP4 |
| Flash Memory Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On (Scene Modes) |
| Flash Sync Speed | 1/200 or 1/250 |
| Focal Length Description | VeryLong millimeters |
| Focus Features | Contrast Detection |
| Focus Mode | Automatic AF (AF-A) |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |
| Form Factor | Compact |
| HDMI Type | Type C Mini HDMI |
| Hardware Interface | SDHC, SDXC |
| Has Color Screen | Yes |
| Image Capture Type | Video |
| Image Stabilization | Optical |
| Image stabilization | Optical |
| Item Weight | 8.1 Ounces |
| JPEG Quality Level | Fine, Normal |
| Lens Type | Wide Angle, Zoom |
| Manufacturer | Canon |
| Maximum Aperture | 6.8 f |
| Maximum Focal Length | 500 Millimeters |
| Maximum Image Size | 1920 Pixels |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/3200 Seconds |
| Memory Slots Available | 1 |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 4 GB |
| Metering Methods | Multi, Center-weighted, Spot |
| Minimum Focal Length | 25 Millimeters |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 15 seconds |
| Model Name | 5900B001 |
| Model Number | 5900B001 |
| Model Series | PowerShot |
| Movie Mode | Yes |
| Night vision | No |
| Optical Zoom | 20 x |
| Photo Sensor Resolution | 12.1 MP |
| Photo Sensor Size | 1/2.3-inch |
| Photo Sensor Technology | CMOS |
| Real Angle Of View | 66.2 Degrees |
| Recording Capacity | 120 Minutes |
| Remote Included | No |
| Screen Size | 3.2 Inches |
| Self Timer | 10 Seconds |
| Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Series Number | 260 |
| Shooting Modes | Automatic, Movie |
| Skill Level | Professional |
| Special Feature | 16x Digital Zoom |
| Specific Uses For Product | Photography |
| Supported File Format | MP4 |
| Supported Image Format | JPEG |
| Total Still Resolution | 12.1 MP |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Total USB Ports | 1 |
| Total Video Out Ports | 1 |
| UPC | 013803146448 |
| Video Output | HDMI |
| Video Resolution | FHD 1080p |
| Viewfinder | LCD screen |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 1.0x |
| Warranty Description | 1 year limited |
| White Balance Settings | Auto |
| Wireless Technology | Yes |
| Write Speed | 200 MB/s to 800 MB/s |
| Zoom | Digital Zoom, Optical Zoom |

## Product Details

- **Compatible Mountings:** Canon RF
- **Aspect Ratio:** 1.27:1
- **Photo Sensor Technology:** CMOS
- **Supported File Format:** MP4
- **Image Stabilization:** Optical
- **Maximum Focal Length:** 500 Millimeters
- **Optical Zoom:** 20 x
- **Maximum Aperture:** 6.8 f
- **Expanded ISO Minimum:** 100
- **Metering Description:** Multi, Center-weighted, Spot

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Customer Package Type, Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: why is it called "old Model"**
A: there is a newer verson called the sx280 hs  which has a newer sensor and wifi or something over the sx260.  I have both, well my wife uses the sx280 and I have the sx260 as a backup camera when I don't use my Nikon.  the sx280 seems to be a little better in speed, ie less lag between shots is the main difference that Ive noticed between the two models, and maybe the 280 has a little better low light ablitity.  If your looking between the 260 and the 280, get the 280 if the price difference isn't to much.

**Q: Can anyone tell me why I would want to get this camera which is very well rated but is12mp instead of a 16?**
A: Pixels, schmixels.  Sensor size is more important.  You will never be able to the tell the difference between 12 MP and 16 MP with this camera's sensor.  Carrying around extra useless pixels just makes bigger files with essentially no improvement in quality.

**Q: pets**
A: i Have found that pets have a hard time using this camera....... what is your question??

**Q: How is the sharpness of shots at full zoom?**
A: I traveled to South Africa this spring.  I took over 700 photos, almost all were at full zoom, especially of hippos in water....  I purchased the Canon PowerShot for just this trip.  I practiced quite a bit before the trip as I am not a photo guru and could not hope to handle heavy lenses, changing out, etc..  My photos were just as crisp and clear and got better within a day or so.  My moving shots, birds, rushing water with birds swooping, lion cubs, wildebeests on the run, all manner of animals and people and I was never disappointed. The camera was in its case hung from my shoulder, ready to go.  I did purchase a backup battery and charged both each evening.  I took photos from 8am to dusk as we were out every day and almost all were at zoom.  I was never disappointed.   AND closeups of butterflies and tiny insects, dung beetles, tiny birds on the back of rhinos --- I was very successful and grateful to the person who recommended the PowerShot to me.......  sorry to go on and on, but it is a wonderful camera and I am sure I still have more to learn.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great camera in it's class
*by B***I on April 12, 2014*

I had bought this camera a few years ago for my wife to replace an older Canon point and shoot. The old one took great pictures, but noise or artifacts started to show up in the pictures in the form of dots here and there. Then bought another one for her mother few years later. Right away, when she started using the new camera, she noticed that it took great, sharp pictures. What the difference was that by just using the auto setting, the pictures came out great, effortlessly. No need to fuss with the settings for anything particular. The camera did the adjustments quite accurately, enough. The camera is full of useful features. One I was interested in was the burst modes, where you can take several shots in a row. I took a sequence shot of my kid jumping off from a swing. It captured the path that she took to where she landed in the sand. I've read comments about noises/hissing with video mode. We never noticed any noises until I compared the second SX260 with my old Sanyo video camera. Sure enough, there was hissing. Then I compared the first SX260 and the same hissing was there as well. I don't know if the hissing I heard is the same as ones mentioned in other comments, though. But it wasn't bad enough that we didn't even realize until they were compared. There were other comments about speed. This camera can be fast in bright settings, but will yield poor/blurred images in darker situations. I'd guess that this is related to the size of the optical sensor where the light is absorbed. So, (in simplified form) if you have lots of light, the "shutter" speed can be fast, but with low light, the shutter has to be slower. Therefore, blurred images. So, this camera may not be for taking sports scenes in all types of lighting. Find a camera with much larger sensor(s) if you want to take fast action shots. Lastly, this camera has been obsoleted a while ago when the SX280 came out. It turns out that the SX280 is inferior to SX260 in quality. They have low ratings for being a "lemon." So, at that time of purchase, SX280 was selling for much less than the SX260. That is if you can find SX260 any more. The SX260 seems to be getting harder to find, so I was afraid that some of the stores that are still selling these, may be the last of the returned items. They could be defective/refurbished, or last of the leftover stocks. The one I got turned out fine. Everything seems to be in order. But then, we haven't used it much, since it's a gift to my wife's mother.

### ⭐ Ergonomically ridiculous
*by W***E on January 2, 2013*

I am stunned that this camera has such high ranking feedback. I assume the picture quality is very good (I've yet to download and see my photos.) The issue is--TAKING THE PHOTOS! Good luck. There's multiple huge issues: The mechanical FLASH is placed exactly where most people hold the camera with their left hand. The shutter release button is right next to the Power on/off switch on the right side top of the camera. AGAIN? After All These Years!? How long have digital cameras been around now? I remember having this crazy-making issue (accidentally shutting the camera off rather than snapping the photo) on cameras years and years ago. After inadvertenly shutting the camera off, now you have the ten second restart cycle and the picture is gone. WHY HAS CANON NOT LEARNED THIS? (Yes, the power button is shaped differently. So what? When taking a picture, one's left and right brain are most likely occupied with the subject and the picture.) I'll tell you why the on/off button is next to the shutter--because the engineers put it there and do not care about what the consumers/users want or need. It's a classic example of "The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity"--This is a book written over ten years ago and available here on Amazon. BTW, I am an engineer with an MSEE---I know when I see tech decisions that totally ignore common street smarts. (I owned a Ford Explorer where the change holder was immediately next to the CD player cartridge door. Coins would fall into the player and destroy it. Ford's solution---they placed a sticker on the CD player which read: DO NOT DROP COINS INTO THE CD PLAYER--making it YOUR PROBLEM.) 'pretty bad, but it really gets worse. The brilliant, crack engineering team put the flash unit (which mechanically rises out of the camera) on the exact opposite (top left) side of the camera, where most everybody (symmetrically) holds the camera. Your right hand/finger are on the right at the shutter/power button, and your left hand/finger are now on the left side, covering the flash unit. SHAME ON YOU! So what happens? You're trying to get a picture off---you're lucky enough not to shut the camera off with the power button, then the flash struggles to pop up through your finger...then it jams. Not only is the picture lost---but it gets user-unfriendly WORSE from here. The camera's software now goes into an error mode. The flash can no longer be used with the camera. An ERROR MESSAGE comes up on the screen telling you that you must restart the camera before the FLASH can be used again. WOW!! I'm writing this from the floor. Really? Imagine if airline software or even automobile software was written this way. You'd have to pull off the road and restart the car because you didn't get your seatbelt on right. WHY can't the software itself reboot without your attention? BTW: Canon's solution to this: MAKE IT YOUR PROBLEM: In the instruction manual they tell you how you should hold the camera---palm down under the bottom. Really? Good thing Canon does not (re)design forks or knives. We'd be holding them in some foreign way. So now, again, you are in a power-recycle mode trying to get a picture taken. FRUSTRATING frustrating FRuStRaTiNg! We want to take pictures of our ACTIVE five year old. The reason I bought this specific camera after hours of research was because its response time was supposedly quick. We completely miss the shots with all this nonsense---and guess what? Its response time is miserable anyway---pathetic---even if you manage to get your fingers in all of the right places. Lastly (in the physically ridiculous department) the battery goes in MORE EASILY backwards. One needs to struggle to get it in correctly. It's easier to "plop" it in backwards. You only then know it's backwards because it will not seat the remaining 5% of the way down. YIKES again! I am so disappointed with this design-disaster. I believe the optical/electronic engineers did their job, but the interface engineers were out to lunch. Shameful---after years and years of people using cameras, they ignore how people use cameras and the booby traps that they so easily fall into. I want to cry or smack a designer after all of the time and trouble I put into choosing this camera FOR MY WIFE for Christmas. Rather than showing her how easy it is to use, I have to show her the many things to avoid, watch out for, and how to RECOVER from the problem once engaged. Sad.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great pocket camera with a 20x zoom
*by T***H on May 28, 2014*

This camera was purchased as an upgrade to my Canon Power Shot SD1400 IS Digital Elf that I have used for the past few years. It only had a 4x zoom so I wanted to get a small pocket camera that had a longer zoom range so I picked the 20x SX260 HS after reading numerous reviews about the battery life problems with the SX280. I received the camera within a few days of ordering it and a week before a planned vacation. I tested it to make sure it was in working order. It is very user friendly and similar to my previous camera. I turned the GPS function OFF to save battery life & didn't have to worry about the WiFi feature since it isn't included. I set the pixel resolution for LARGE for the best quality since I usually make a DVD movie/audio disk at year end for each member of my family. I rarely print out pictures since I usually email them or post them to Facebook or other websites. I ordered extra NB-6L batteries to take with me on vacation but never received them. A week after returning home they are still lost and the vendor is issuing me a refund instead of shipping another set of batteries. My only complaint for this camera is the flash unit. When the camera is set to AUTO the flash pops up when needed. If your hand or finger is on the top left rear of the camera it prevents the flash unit from popping up & you may have to shut the camera off & turn it on before the flash can fire. When I know I must use the flash especially in a sunny back lighted situation I set the camera in LIVE mode & then set the dial to have the flash ON for the shot. The flash then pops up and is ready to fire & you don't have to worry about your hand or fingers being in the way. I shot some VIDEO and had no problem with the low battery light coming on. I had to charge the battery once during a two week period & lost some photo opportunities since I didn't have an extra charged battery with me. I haven't loaded the software CD yet so that will be next along with downloading the SD card onto my computer to view the picture and video files. I would like to see an optical viewfinder on this camera, since it is practically impossible to see anything on the LCD in bright sunlight. This is true of every LCD camera even with a fold down attachable LCD shade that I have used on my SD1400. The only other item I purchased was a set of LCD protective shields cut to the exact size for this camera. I was wiping off fingerprints, water & suntan lotion constantly & I am sure these screens helped protect the LCD from scratches & damage. Overall I am extremely satisfied with this camera, especially the 20x zoom. Although I also ordered the suggested CaseLogic case for the camera, I never used it since the camera was always in one of the pants pockets of my cargo shorts for easy retrieval. Portability was a priority and this camera is perfect. I didn't want a huge SLR to cart around while fishing, at the beach or pool, or visiting bars, restaurants or attractions with family and friends. It was easy to hand to a waitress or stranger to take your picture & stick in your pocket or wife's handbag when not needed. It's an excellent choice for a small point & shoot camera that has some great features and is easy to use. I think you will be satisfied with this camera.

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