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| Price | $549.99 | $399.00 to $399.99 | $299.00 to $329.97 | $197.00 to $229.99 | $187.59 to $258.00 |
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| Release date | April 01, 2009 | February 17, 2009 | |||
| The Bottom Line | While the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact cameras we've seen. | As long as you're not expecting dSLR speed in a tiny body, the Canon PowerShot S90 is an excellent compact camera for advanced amateurs. | The Canon PowerShot SD980 IS is a very good touch-screen camera for those on the fence about using a touch-screen camera. | The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera. | If you need an ultracompact camera for your pocket or purse, strongly consider the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS. |
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| Lens aperture | F/2.8-5.8 | F/2.0-4.9 | F/2.8-5.9 | F/3.3-5.2 | F/3.2-5.8 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 28 - 105 mm | 28 - 105 mm | 24 - 120 mm | 28 - 140 mm | 33 - 100 mm |
| Optical zoom | 3.8 x | 3.8 x | 5 x | 5 x | 3 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 125 ISO 160 ISO 200 ISO 250 ISO 320 ISO 400 ISO 500 ISO 640 ISO 800 ISO 1000 ISO 1250 ISO 1600 ISO 2000 ISO 2500 ISO 3200 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 3200 ISO auto | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 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 | 32 MB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 11 MB | Info unavailable |
| Video input type | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera |
| Flash memory form factor | SD Memory Card | Info unavailable | Integrated | Integrated | Info unavailable |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x | 2 x | 4 x |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Weight | 5.5 oz | 6.2 oz | 4.6 oz | 5.1 oz | 4.1 oz |
| Effective sensor resolution | 8,000,000 pixels | 10,000,000 pixels | 12,100,000 pixels | 12,100,000 pixels | 12,100,000 pixels |
| Still image format | RAW JPEG | RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG |
| Service & support type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year parts and labor warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Display (projector) diagonal size | 3 in | 3 in | 3 in | 3 in | 2.5 in |
| Manual focus | Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic |
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