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| Product | Canon PowerShot SX210 IS (Gold) | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100  | Canon PowerShot SX230 HS (Black) | Canon PowerShot SX130 IS |
| Price | $471.70 | $249.00 to $299.00 | $629.95 to $649.99 | $233.59 | $186.00 to $389.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Release date | February 8, 2010 | March 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | If you want a compact megazoom with manual controls and fine photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS is a good place to start. | 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. | The
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance make a great package if you don't mind spending a little more money. | If you want a compact megazoom with manual controls, GPS, and excellent photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a good place to start. | The budget-friendly Canon PowerShot SX130 IS is a solid, compact megazoom for those who prize creative control and photo quality more than fast shooting performance or a small, lightweight design. |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | TFT activematrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 4 x | 14 x | 4 x | 4 |
| Light sensitivity | 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 | ISO 3200 ISO 125 ISO auto (125-6400) ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 400 | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | Auto 200 Auto 400 Auto 800 Auto 1600 |
| Optical sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS | Exmor CMOS | CMOS | CCD |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.3 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in | 4 in x 1.4 in x 2.3 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in | 4.4 in x 1.8 in x 0.3 in |
| Weight | 7.8 oz | 7.3 oz | 7.5 oz | 6.9 oz | 9.2 oz |
| Lens System | 14 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 70 mm - F/3.1-5.9 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 | 3.6 x x Zoom lens - 10.4 mm - 37.1 mm - F/1.8-4.9 | 14 x x Zoom lens - 5.7 mm - 18.8 mm - F/3.1-5.9 | 12 x x Zoom lens - 5 mm - 60 mm - F/3.4-5.6 |
| 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 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 320 x 240 - iFrame - 1280 x 720 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | MOV - 1920 x 1080 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 320 x 240 - MOV - 320 x 240 - | MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 320 x 240 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - |
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