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| Product | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Red) | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) | Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 (Black) | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V |
| Price | $299.99 to $349.99 | $229.99 to $325.99 | $330.00 | $294.48 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 0 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars |
| Release date | March 1, 2012 | March 1, 2012 | April 1, 2012 | 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. | 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 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20's 20x zoom lens might be the main attraction, but the camera is all-around excellent. | The feature-rich
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has a great mix of speed and photo quality. |
| Type | LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix 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 | Info unavailable |
| 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 400 ISO auto | ISO auto (1600-6400) ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 400 ISO auto |
| Optical sensor type | BSI-CMOS | BSI-CMOS | MOS | Exmor R 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 2.4 in | 4.1 in x 1.1 in x 2.3 in | 4.2 in x 1.4 in x 2.4 in |
| Weight | 7.3 oz | 7.3 oz | 6.5 oz | 7.8 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 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 86 mm - F/3.3-6.4 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.45 mm - 89 mm - F/3.2-5.8 G |
| 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 - iFrame - 1280 x 720 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - MJPEG - 320 x 240 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - |
| Battery technology | Info unavailable | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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