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| Product | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) | Canon PowerShot SX280 HS (Black) | Canon PowerShot SX500 IS | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100  |
| Price | $229.99 to $325.99 | $269.00 to $336.99 | $249.00 to $299.99 | $602.94 to $649.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | Info unavailable | 3.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 4 stars | 0 stars | 5 stars | 4.5 stars |
| Release date | March 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | 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. | Info unavailable | It has its limitations, but the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS is a good choice for zoom addicts on a budget. | 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. |
| Type | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - 3 in | TFT activematrix - Color LCD display - 3 in |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x | 14 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 80 ISO 6400 ISO 400 ISO auto | 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 |
| Optical sensor type | BSI-CMOS | CMOS | CCD | Exmor CMOS |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.5 in | 4.1 in x 3.2 in x 2.7 in | 4 in x 1.4 in x 2.3 in |
| Weight | 7.3 oz | 7.4 oz | 11.2 oz | 7.5 oz |
| Lens System | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 | 30 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 129 mm - F/3.4-5.8 | 3.6 x x Zoom lens - 10.4 mm - 37.1 mm - F/1.8-4.9 |
| Video capture | 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 - | 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 - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - | 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 | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - |
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