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Canon PowerShot A720 IS comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot A720 IS	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Price	$599.99	$199.00 to $268.99	$278.95 to $349.97	$204.95 to $299.95	$269.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date		August 19, 2009	April 20, 2009	April 01, 2009
The Bottom Line	Unless you plan to shoot primarily in low light, the Canon PowerShot A720 IS makes a solid, affordable camera that produces great-looking pictures.	Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.	As long as you don't want much in the way of manual features, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 is a very nice camera that can handle a variety of shooting situations.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	The Canon PowerShot A590 IS's manual exposure controls and surprisingly sharp pictures make it a great choice for almost anyone looking for a sub-$200 shooter.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-4.8	F/2.8-4.3	F/3.3-4.9	F/3.3-5.2	F/2.6-5.5
Equivalent 35mm focal length	35 - 210 mm	36 - 360 mm	25 - 300 mm	28 - 140 mm	35 - 140 mm
Optical zoom	6 x	10 x	12 x	5 x	4 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600	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 auto (1600-6400)	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 auto
Display (projector) technology	Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS)	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	16 MB	128 KB	Info unavailable	11 MB	32 MB
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	Integrated	MultiMediaCardplus
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Alkaline
Weight	7.1 oz	8.6 oz	7.2 oz	5.1 oz	6.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	8,000,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year parts and labor warranty	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	3 in	3 in	3 in	2.5 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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