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Canon PowerShot SD300 comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot SD300	Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (dark gray)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS	Canon PowerShot SX200 IS (black)
Price	$599.66	$159.95 to $219.00	$278.95 to $349.97	$199.00 to $268.99	$289.00 to $349.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars		3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	November 15, 2004	March 15, 2009	April 20, 2009	August 19, 2009	March 01, 2009
The Bottom Line	Putting excellent performance in an ultracompact package, the SD300 should please photographers who don't want manual controls or plentiful scene modes.	Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.	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.	Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.	More than just a point-and-shoot pocket megazoom, the Canon SX200 IS improves upon its forerunner, but not by much.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-4.9	F/2.8-4.9	F/3.3-4.9	F/2.8-4.3	F/3.4-5.3
Equivalent 35mm focal length	35 - 105 mm	35 - 105 mm	25 - 300 mm	36 - 360 mm	28 - 336 mm
Optical zoom	3 x	3 x	12 x	10 x	12 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 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)	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
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	Info unavailable	128 KB	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	3.6 x	4 x	4 x	4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Lithium ion
Weight	0.2 lbs	4.2 oz	7.2 oz	8.6 oz	7.8 oz
Effective sensor resolution	4,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size	2 in	2.5 in	3 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Amazon.com Marketplace $599.66 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	B&H Photo-Video $199.99 In stock: Yes Lenovo $219.00 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $179.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 18 CNET Certified stores	B&H Photo-Video $349.95 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $279.90 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $349.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 CNET Certified stores	B&H Photo-Video $249.99 In stock: Yes Lenovo $255.00 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $199.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 17 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $349.99 In stock: Yes B&H Photo-Video $289.95 In stock: Yes Beach Camera $299.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 17 CNET Certified stores
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