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Product Canon PowerShot A720 IS Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Editors' choice Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black) Canon PowerShot S110 (Black)
Price $579.99 $229.00 to $299.00 $499.00 to $599.99 $164.95 $349.00 to $403.99
CNET editors' rating 3.5 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars
Average user rating 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars 0 stars
Release date Info unavailable March 1, 2012 Info unavailable February 6, 2011 Info unavailable
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.
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.
If you're searching for a long-zoom camera that falls in between a point-and-shoot and digital SLR experience, look no further than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200.
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.
Nice photo quality, improved autofocus performance, and a very compact design make the Canon PowerShot S110 a solid option if you're looking for something between a point-and-shoot and an enthusiast compact. But if you can find them cheaper, the S100 or S95 are still good alternatives.
Type

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color

TFT active matrix - Color

LCD display - 3 in

LCD display - 3 in

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color

LCD display - 3 in

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 1600

ISO 800

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 80

ISO 400

ISO auto

ISO 3200

ISO 1600

ISO 800

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO auto

ISO auto (1600-6400)

ISO 3200

ISO 1600

ISO 800

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 6400

ISO 400

ISO auto

ISO 3200

ISO 1600

ISO 800

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 400

ISO auto

ISO 5000

ISO 2000

ISO 3200

ISO 125

ISO 1600

ISO 4000

ISO 2500

ISO 250

ISO 800

ISO 1250

ISO 100

ISO 200

ISO 80

ISO 6400

ISO 12800

ISO 1000

ISO 160

ISO 640

ISO 320

ISO 400

ISO 500

ISO 10000

ISO 8000

ISO auto

Optical sensor type

CCD

BSI-CMOS

MOS

CMOS

CMOS

Dimensions (W x D x H)

3.8 in x 1.7 in x 2.6 in

4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in

4.9 in x 4.3 in x 3.4 in

3.6 in x 0.8 in x 2.2 in

3.9 in x 1.1 in x 2.3 in

Weight

7.1 oz

7.3 oz

1.2 lbs

4.3 oz

6.1 oz

Lens System

6 x x Zoom lens - 5.8 mm - 34.8 mm - F/2.8-4.8

20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8

24 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 108 mm - F/2.8

5 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 21.5 mm - F/2.7-5.9

5 x x Zoom lens - 5.2 mm - 26 mm - F/2.0-5.9

Video capture

AVI - 640 x 480 -

AVI - 320 x 240 -

AVI - 160 x 120 -

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 -

MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 -

AVCHD - 1280 x 720 -

MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 -

MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 -

MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 -

MPEG-4 - 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 -

iFrame - 1280 x 720 -

H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 1280 x 720 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

H.264 - 320 x 240 -

H.264 - 640 x 480 -

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