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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 (Silver) comparison

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Product name	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 (Silver)	Olympus FE-3010 (black)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS (dark gray)	Olympus Stylus 790 SW (Blue)
Price	$229.64 to $279.95	$1.28	$198.95 to $229.99	$149.00 to $219.00	$35.46
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating			4.0 stars
Release date			April 01, 2009	March 15, 2009
The Bottom Line	The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 is a cute compact camera that sports a nice wide-angle lens, but its so-so image quality keeps it from reaching its full potential.	The Olympus FE-3010 is a good-looking ultracompact camera that takes pictures--eventually.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	Simple and stylish, the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS is a fine back-pocket camera as long as your photo-quality expectations are reasonable.	If you need a camera that you can take snorkeling or skiing, then the Stylus 790 SW might be just the ticket, but you can find better image quality elsewhere for the same price.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-5.6	F/3.1-5.9	F/3.3-5.2	F/2.8-4.9	F/3.5-5.0
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 100 mm	36 - 108 mm	28 - 140 mm	35 - 105 mm	38 - 114 mm
Optical zoom	3.6 x	3 x	5 x	3 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1250 ISO 1600 ISO 6400 ISO auto	ISO auto ISO 100-1600	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 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	27 MB	Info unavailable	11 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Integrated	Info unavailable	Integrated	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x	5 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable
Weight	5 oz	3.8 oz	5.1 oz	4.2 oz	4.8 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8.1 megapixels	12,000,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	7,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year parts and labor warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	3 in	2.7 in	3 in	2.5 in	2.5 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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