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Canon Digital Rebel XT (silver)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 (Black)
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Sony Alpha DSLR-A100
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Sony Alpha DSLR-A100

Price $368.54 $399.00 to $549.99 $329.00 to $405.00 $296.99 to $412.99 $399.99 to $440.00
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Release date March 15, 2005 April 15, 2007 May 01, 2008
The Bottom Line The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT is an exceptionally small and lightweight camera designed for amateur digital SLR photographers, but it delivers the responsiveness and image quality you'd expect from a semipro model. Olympus' compact dSLR for newbies, the Evolt E-410, is a decent choice if you're looking to save space in your bag, but issues with its automatic exposure and white balance make it an unsatisfactory option as a first dSLR. Though its lens isn't as wide and suffers from many of the same lens artifacts as its competitors, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 is a good megazoom camera with a lot of features for experiment-minded snapshooters. Sony's Alpha DSLR-A100 deserves consideration whether you're looking for an alternative to Canon and Nikon, you already own a selection of Maxxum AF lenses, or you're looking for your first digital SLR.
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Lens aperture Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable F/2.7-4.5
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Equivalent 35mm focal length Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 31 - 465 mm
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Optical zoom Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 15 x
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Light sensitivity ISO 200
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Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
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Video input type Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital zoom Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 2 x
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Battery technology Alkaline
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Weight 16.6 oz
1.1 lbs
13.2 oz
14.6 oz
19.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution 6,100,000 pixels
8,000,000 pixels
10,000,000 pixels
9,100,000 pixels
10,200,000 pixels
Still image format JPEG
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Service & support type Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size 2.5 in
1.8 in
2.5 in
3 in
2.5 in
Manual focus Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Automatic
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