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Canon PowerShot A460 comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot A460	Canon PowerShot A480 (red)	Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (dark gray)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Canon PowerShot A1100 IS (gray)
Price	$179.99	$99.95 to $130.00	$149.00 to $219.00	$193.95 to $205.00	$129.00 to $192.00
CNET editors' rating	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars			4.0 stars
Release date		March 17, 2009	March 15, 2009	April 01, 2009
The Bottom Line	With heavy image noise and merely decent performance, there are better budget cameras available than the Canon PowerShot A460.	The Canon PowerShot A480 may be a basic low-priced compact camera, but at least it takes good photos.	Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	Aside from a couple performance quibbles, the Canon PowerShot A1100 IS provides a good point-and-shoot experience with great pictures as a result.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-5.8	F/3.0-5.8	F/2.8-4.9	F/3.3-5.2	F/2.7-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	38 - 152 mm	37 - 122 mm	35 - 105 mm	28 - 140 mm	35 - 140 mm
Optical zoom	4 x	3.3 x	3 x	5 x	4 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	16 MB	128 MB	Info unavailable	11 MB	128 MB
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	Integrated	SD Memory Card
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x
Battery technology	Alkaline	Alkaline Nickel metal hydride	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Weight	5.8 oz	4.9 oz	4.2 oz	6.1 oz	5.5 oz
Effective sensor resolution	5,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size	2 in	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	2.5 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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