Canon PowerShot A550 comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot A550	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS	Canon PowerShot A1100 IS (gray)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (dark gray)
Price	$249.99	$199.00 to $255.00	$129.00 to $192.00	$193.95 to $279.95	$149.00 to $219.00
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (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: 7.4 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.0 stars	4.0 stars		4.0 stars
Release date	February 15, 2007	August 19, 2009		April 01, 2009	March 15, 2009
The Bottom Line	This camera's low price tag and solid performance can help you forget that it doesn't have many bells or whistles.	Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.	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.	Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.
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Lens aperture	F/2.6-5.5	F/2.8-4.3	F/2.7-5.6	F/3.3-5.2	F/2.8-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length	35 - 140 mm	36 - 360 mm	35 - 140 mm	28 - 140 mm	35 - 105 mm
Optical zoom	4 x	10 x	4 x	5 x	3 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 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 KB	128 MB	11 MB	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card	Integrated	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x
Battery technology	Alkaline	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Weight	5.6 oz	8.6 oz	5.5 oz	6.1 oz	4.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution	7,100,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size	2 in	3 in	2.5 in	3 in	2.5 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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