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| Product | Canon PowerShot A2300 (Red) | Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX50 (Black) | Nikon Coolpix S5200 (Plum) | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) |
| Price | $94.95 to $159.99 | $99.72 to $149.00 | $126.99 to $169.95 | $229.99 to $325.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3 stars | 4 stars | Info unavailable | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 0 stars | 0 stars | 4 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | March 1, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The entry-level Canon PowerShot A2400 IS and its IS-less linemate the A2300 are simple cameras with nice picture quality for casual snapshooters, but the price difference isn't worth sacrificing the image stabilization. | The tiny
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 is a lot of camera for the money, with solid shooting performance, and good photo and movie quality. | Info unavailable | The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add up to one pretty great compact megazoom. |
| Type | LCD display - 2.7 in | LCD display - 2.7 in | LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 2 x | 4 x | 4 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO auto (125-3200) ISO auto (125-400) ISO auto (125-800) ISO 125-1600 | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | Exmor R CMOS | BSI-CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 3.7 in x 0.8 in x 2.1 in | 3.6 in x 0.7 in x 2 in | 3.8 in x 0.8 in x 2.3 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in |
| Weight | 3.8 oz | 3.6 oz | 5.1 oz | 7.3 oz |
| Lens System | 5 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 25 mm - F/2.8-6.9 | 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 22.5 cm - F/2.6-6.3 | 6 x x Zoom lens - 4.6 mm - 27.6 mm - F/3.5-6.5 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 |
| Video capture | H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect iFrame - 1280 x 720 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - iFrame - 960 x 540 - | H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 320 x 240 - iFrame - 1280 x 720 - |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices | Prices from 4 stores |
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