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| Product | Canon PowerShot SX20 IS | Canon PowerShot SX50 HS | Canon PowerShot SX500 IS | Canon PowerShot SX30 IS (Black) | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) |
| Price | See a price from Amazon.com | $429.00 to $521.99 | $249.00 to $299.99 | $489.00 | $229.99 to $325.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 3.5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Release date | August 24, 2009 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | March 1, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS is a solid, but not standout, megazoom option for the money. | If you simply must have the longest zoom in the room, the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS satisfies. | It has its limitations, but the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a good choice for zoom addicts on a budget. | The Canon PowerShot SX30 IS is a point-and-shoot camera with a 35x zoom lens. As long as you're not expecting much more than that, it's a very good megazoom. | 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. |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color | LCD display - 2.8 in | LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color | TFT active matrix - 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 3200 (2Mpix) ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 80 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 1000 ISO 160 ISO 640 ISO 320 ISO 400 ISO 500 | ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | 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 |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS | CCD | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 4.9 in x 3.4 in x 3.5 in | 4.8 in x 4.2 in x 3.4 in | 4.1 in x 3.2 in x 2.7 in | 4.8 in x 4.2 in x 3.6 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in |
| Weight | 1.2 lbs | 19.4 oz | 11.2 oz | 21.2 oz | 7.3 oz |
| Lens System | 20 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 100 mm - F/2.8-5.7 | 50 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 215 mm - F/3.4-6.5 | 30 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 129 mm - F/3.4-5.8 | 35 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 150.5 mm - F/2.7-5.8 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 |
| Video capture | H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 320 x 240 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - | H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - iFrame - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 320 x 240 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect | H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - iFrame - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect | H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 320 x 240 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 1280 x 720 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect H.264 - 640 x 480 - Miniature Effect | 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 - |
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