Canon PowerShot S3 IS comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot S3 IS	Canon PowerShot SX10 IS	Canon PowerShot S5 IS	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)
Price	$799.95	$399.00 to $469.95	$799.95	$247.00 to $279.99	$278.95 to $349.97
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	May 15, 2006	October 15, 2008	June 15, 2007	April 01, 2009	April 20, 2009
The Bottom Line	A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts.	A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor and provides an attractive option for megazoom shooters.	Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors.	If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera.	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.
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Lens aperture	F/2.7-3.5	F/2.8-5.7	F/2.7-3.5	F/3.5-4.4	F/3.3-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length	36 - 432 mm	28 - 560 mm	36 - 432 mm	38 - 380 mm	25 - 300 mm
Optical zoom	12 x	20 x	12 x	10 x	12 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 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 ISO auto (1600-6400)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	16 MB	Info unavailable	32 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	14.5 oz	1.2 lbs	15.9 oz	9.8 oz	7.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution	6,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	8,000,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	2 in	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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