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ist DS SLR Digital Camera with SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL AF Zoom Lens comparison

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Price $988.00 $677.95 to $899.97 $1,141.73 to $1,299.00 $244.95 to $279.99 $489.64 to $593.99
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Release date February 15, 2005 April 18, 2009 August 31, 2008 April 01, 2009 August 24, 2009
The Bottom Line A compact design, flexible power sources, and a strong feature set make the Pentax *ist DS a digital SLR for the on-the-move photo enthusiast. A solid, slightly better-than-basic dSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i delivers photo quality and performance that adequately compensates for most of its annoyances. Like the D80 before it, the Nikon D90 delivers an excellent dSLR for the money. If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera. Its feature set is basic even by entry-level standards, but the Nikon D3000 delivers the photo quality and performance you expect when stepping up to a dSLR, with an optional interface that's very beginner friendly.
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Features
Lens apertureInfo unavailableF/3.5-5.6
Info unavailableF/3.5-4.4
Info unavailable
Equivalent 35mm focal lengthInfo unavailable29 - 88 mm
Info unavailable38 - 380 mm
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Optical zoom12x
3 x
Info unavailable10 x
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Light sensitivityISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO 6400
ISO 12800
ISO 100-3200
ISO auto (100-3200)
ISO 100-6400
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO 3200
ISO auto
ISO 3200
ISO 100-1600
ISO auto (100-1600)
Display (projector) technologyTFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Video input typeDigital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital zoomInfo unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailable2 x
Info unavailable
Battery technologyLithium ion
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Interchangeable lensYes
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Weight17.8 oz
16.9 oz
1.4 lbs
9.8 oz
17.1 oz
Effective sensor resolution6,100,000 pixels
15,100,000 pixels
12,300,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
10,200,000 pixels
Still image formatRAW
JPEG
RAW
JPEG
RAW + JPEG
JPEG
NEF (RAW)
RAW + JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
NEF (RAW)
RAW + JPEG
Service & support type1 year limited warranty
Info unavailableInfo unavailable1 year warranty
Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size2 in
3 in
3 in
3 in
3 in
Manual focusAutomatic
Manual
Automatic
Info unavailableManual
Automatic
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