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Canon PowerShot A480 (black) comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot A480 (black)	Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (dark gray)	Canon PowerShot A1100 IS (gray)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Nikon Coolpix S570 (red)
Price	$99.00 to $129.99	$149.00 to $219.78	$125.95 to $192.80	$197.95 to $274.95	$149.00 to $199.99
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating		4.5 stars		4.0 stars
Release date	March 17, 2009	March 15, 2009		April 01, 2009
The Bottom Line	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.	Aside from a couple performance quibbles, the Canon PowerShot A1100 IS provides a good point-and-shoot experience with great pictures as a result.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	The Nikon Coolpix S570 is a respectable ultracompact camera, despite average point-and-shoot performance and some high-ISO overpromising.
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Lens aperture	F/3.0-5.8	F/2.8-4.9	F/2.7-5.6	F/3.3-5.2	F/2.7-6.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	37 - 122 mm	35 - 105 mm	35 - 140 mm	28 - 140 mm	28 - 140 mm
Optical zoom	3.3 x	3 x	4 x	5 x	5 x
Light sensitivity	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	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto (80-400) ISO auto (80-800) ISO auto (80-1600)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	32 MB	Info unavailable	128 MB	11 MB	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	Integrated	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x
Battery technology	Alkaline Nickel metal hydride	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable
Weight	4.9 oz	4.2 oz	5.5 oz	6.1 oz	4.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution	10,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	12,000,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	2.7 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Beach Camera $99.95 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $99.95 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $99.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 CNET Certified stores	Newegg.com $149.00 In stock: Yes Lenovo $219.78 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $149.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 16 CNET Certified stores	Beach Camera $129.00 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $129.00 In stock: Yes Lenovo $192.80 In stock: Yes Prices from 15 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $199.00 In stock: Yes B&H Photo-Video $229.95 In stock: Yes Sony Electronics, Inc. $229.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 9 authorized stores	Amazon.com $199.95 In stock: Backorder Price from 1 authorized store
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