Olympus Stylus 740 (silver) comparison

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Product name	Olympus Stylus 740 (silver)	Olympus Stylus 750	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	DMC-LC43 Lumix Digital Camera
Price	$329.99	$399.95	$199.00 to $279.95	$279.99 to $349.97	$14.95
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)
Average user rating	1.5 stars	2.5 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date			April 01, 2009	April 20, 2009
The Bottom Line	It's a bit slow, and control freaks will be disappointed, but the Olympus Stylus 740 is still a very nice snapshot camera.	It's a bit slow and lacks manual exposure controls, but the Olympus Stylus 750 is still a very nice snapshot camera.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	As long as you don't want much in the way of manual features, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 is a very nice camera that can handle a variety of shooting situations.
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Lens aperture	F/3.3-5	F/3.3-5	F/3.3-5.2	F/3.3-4.9	F/2.8-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length	36 - 108 mm	36 - 180 mm	28 - 140 mm	25 - 300 mm	35 - 105 mm
Optical zoom	5 x	5 x	5 x	12 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)	ISO 50 ISO 100 ISO 200
Memory storage capacity	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	11 MB	Info unavailable	16 MB
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Integrated	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card
Digital zoom	5.6 x	5.6 x	2 x	4 x	3 x
Interchangeable lens	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	No
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Nickel metal hydride
Weight	4.9 oz	4.2 oz	5.1 oz	7.2 oz	0.4 lbs
Effective sensor resolution	7,100,000 pixels	7,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	4,000,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year parts and labor warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	3 in	1.5 in
Manual focus	Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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