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Canon PowerShot A530 comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot A530	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Canon PowerShot A540	Canon PowerShot A1100 IS (gray)
Price	$299.95	$198.00 to $273.99	$199.00 to $279.95	$371.98	$128.00 to $192.00
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 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: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	March 07, 2006	August 19, 2009	April 01, 2009	March 07, 2006
The Bottom Line	The Canon PowerShot A530 is a solid budget camera that could use a shot of adrenaline.	Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	Solid image quality plus manual and automated exposure controls make the Canon PowerShot A540 a nice low-cost option for snapshooters and photo enthusiasts.	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/2.6-5.5	F/2.8-4.3	F/3.3-5.2	F/2.6-5.5	F/2.7-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	35 - 140 mm	36 - 360 mm	28 - 140 mm	35 - 140 mm	35 - 140 mm
Optical zoom	4 x	10 x	5 x	4 x	4 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto ISO 3200 (2Mpix)	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 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 KB	11 MB	16 MB	128 MB
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	MultiMediaCard	SD Memory Card	Integrated	MultiMediaCard	SD Memory Card
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion
Weight	6 oz	8.6 oz	5.1 oz	6.3 oz	5.5 oz
Effective sensor resolution	5,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	6,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year parts and labor warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size	1.8 in	3 in	3 in	2.5 in	2.5 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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