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Product Canon PowerShot S100 (Black) Olympus XZ-1 Fujifilm X10 Fujifilm FinePix X100 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 (White)
Price $380.46 to $517.27 $268.57 to $296.95 $462.79 to $787.66 $889.95 to $909.00 $417.09 to $691.65
CNET editors' rating 3.5 stars 3.5 stars 3.5 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars
Average user rating 3 stars 4.5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4.5 stars
Release date November 30, 2011 February 1, 2011 November 15, 2011 March 15, 2011 August 1, 2010
Bottom line
The Canon PowerShot S100 is a generally great little camera for advanced shooters who don't mind slowing down a bit from a dSLR.
Enjoyable to shoot and relatively fast, the Olympus XZ-1 only stumbles when it comes to photo quality, which is very good, but not uniformly excellent as one would expect from this class of camera.
There's a lot to like about the Fujifilm FinePix X10, but advanced shooters may be frustrated by the trade-offs for the best photos, especially since it's more expensive than its competitors.
If you have the bucks and you want the best photo quality possible, the Fujifilm FinePix X100 delivers. But definitely try before you buy to make sure the focusing systems won't make you crazy.
Despite its shortcomings, notably its weak JPEG processing, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 delivers an excellent all-around shooting experience--fastest in its class, full featured, and capable of shooting some very nice photos.
Type

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color

LCD display - OLED - 3 in - Color

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8 in - Color

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8 in - Color

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
Product Type

Digital camera - Compact

Digital camera - Compact

Digital camera - Compact

Digital camera - Compact

Digital camera - Compact
Digital zoom

4 x

4 x

2 x

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4 x
Light sensitivity

ISO 5000

ISO 2000

ISO 3200

ISO 125

ISO 1600

ISO 4000

ISO 2500

ISO 250

ISO 800

ISO 1250

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 80

ISO 6400

ISO 1000

ISO 160

ISO 640

ISO 320

ISO 400

ISO 500

ISO auto

ISO 100-6400

ISO auto (100-800)

ISO 12800 (3Mpix)

ISO auto (100-3200)

ISO 5000 (6Mpix)

ISO 4000 (6Mpix)

ISO 6400 (6Mpix)

ISO 12800

ISO 200-6400

ISO 100

ISO auto

ISO 3200

ISO 1600

ISO auto (1600-12800)

ISO 800

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 80

ISO 6400

ISO 12800

ISO 400

ISO auto
Optical sensor type

CMOS

CCD

BSI EXR CMOS

CMOS

CCD
Dimensions (W x D x H)

3.9 in x 1.1 in x 2.4 in

4.4 in x 1.7 in x 2.6 in

4.6 in x 2.2 in x 2.8 in

0.5 in x 2.1 in x 2.9 in

4.3 in x 1.7 in x 2.6 in
Weight

6.1 oz

9.7 oz

11.6 oz

14.3 oz

9.6 oz
Lens System

5 x x Zoom lens - 5.2 mm - 26 mm - F/2.0-5.9

4 x x

Zoom lens - 6 mm - 24 mm - F/1.8-2.5

4 x x Zoom lens - 7.1 mm - 28.4 mm - F/2.0-2.8

Lens - 23 mm - F/2.0

3.8 x x Zoom lens - 5.1 mm - 19.2 mm - F/2.0-3.3
Video capture

H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -

H.264 - 1280 x 720 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

iFrame - 1280 x 720 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

H.264 - 320 x 240 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect

AVI - 1280 x 720 -

AVI - 640 x 480 -

H.264 - 1920 x 1080 -

H.264 - 1280 x 720 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

600 sec - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Max clip duration

QuickTime - 640 x 480 -

QuickTime - 320 x 240 -

QuickTime - 848 x 480 -

QuickTime - 1280 x 720 -

AVCHD Lite - 1280 x 720 -
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