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| Price | $399.99 | $369.95 to $409.00 | $149.99 to $229.99 | $275.00 to $387.20 | $298.00 to $371.99 |
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| Release date | March 07, 2006 | August 31, 2010 | February 06, 2011 | March 01, 2012 | April 15, 2011 |
| The Bottom Line | Solid image quality plus manual and automated exposure controls make the Canon PowerShot A540 a nice low-cost option for snapshooters and photo enthusiasts. | Though we'd like it to perform better, dSLR shooters looking for a sidekick camera will find the Canon PowerShot S95's top-flight photos and a full manual feature set worth the tradeoff of its compact size. | If you're looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you'll want to strongly consider the Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS. | 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. | Feature junkies in search of a compact megazoom should get the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. |
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| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix LCD display - 3 in - Color |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 80 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 2000 ISO 3200 ISO 125 ISO 1600 ISO 2500 ISO 250 ISO 800 ISO 1250 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 80 ISO 1000 ISO 160 ISO 640 ISO 320 ISO 400 ISO 500 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | CCD | CMOS | BSI-CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Memory storage capacity | 16 MB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 3.5 in x 1.7 in x 2.5 in | 3.9 in x 1.2 in x 0.2 in | 3.6 in x 0.8 in x 2.2 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in | 4.1 in x 1.3 in x 2.3 in |
| Weight | 6.3 oz | 6 oz | 4.3 oz | 7.3 oz | 7.6 oz |
| Flash Memory | 16 MB Flash - MultiMediaCard | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Lens System | 4 x x Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 23.2 mm - F/2.6-5.5 | 3.8 x x Zoom lens - 6 mm - 22.5 mm - F/2.0-4.9 | 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 21.5 mm - F/2.7-5.9 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 | 16 x x Zoom lens - 4.28 mm - 64.48 mm - F/3.3-5.9 |
| Video capture | 7 sec - AVI - 640 x 480 - With 16MB card 15 sec - AVI - 640 x 480 - With 16MB card 22 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - With 16MB card 43 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - With 16MB card 11 sec - AVI - 320 x 240 - With 16MB card 107 sec - AVI - 160 x 120 - With 16MB card | MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 320 x 240 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - | MOV - 1920 x 1080 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 320 x 240 - MOV - 320 x 240 - | 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 - | 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 - |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
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