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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS comparison

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Product name	Canon PowerShot SD850 IS	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	Canon PowerShot SD890 IS	Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR	Canon PowerShot SD980 IS (silver)
Price	$634.50	$278.95 to $349.97	$179.00 to $399.99	$280.50 to $368.99	$309.00 to $329.99
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	2.5 stars	4.0 stars
Release date		April 20, 2009	March 17, 2008
The Bottom Line	The Canon PowerShot SD 850 IS has just about everything you'd want in a point-and-shoot.	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.	A solid compact snapshooter, the Canon PowerShot SD890 IS nevertheless disappoints when compared with its predecessors and line-mates.	Don't let its new sensor technology scare you off: the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR is an excellent compact camera with shooting features for just about every type of user.	The Canon PowerShot SD980 IS is a very good touch-screen camera for those on the fence about using a touch-screen camera.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-5.5	F/3.3-4.9	F/3.2-5.7	F/3.3-5.1	F/2.8-5.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length	35 - 140 mm	25 - 300 mm	37 - 185 mm	28 - 140 mm	24 - 120 mm
Optical zoom	4 x	12 x	5 x	5 x	5 x
Light sensitivity	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 auto (1600-6400)	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto ISO 3200 (2Mpix)	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto ISO 6400 (6Mpix) ISO 12800 (3Mpix)	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	32 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	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	Integrated
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	4.4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion
Weight	5.8 oz	7.2 oz	5.5 oz	6.2 oz	4.6 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8,000,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	12,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	3 in	2.5 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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