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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (black) comparison

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Product name	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (black)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	Nikon Coolpix P90
Price	$798.96	$229.00 to $279.99	$317.99 to $399.99	$278.90 to $349.97	$349.00 to $499.95
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	3.5 stars	5.0 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	August 27, 2007	April 01, 2009	August 15, 2009	April 20, 2009
The Bottom Line	A decent but not great camera, the megazoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 still manages to outdo its few competitors.	If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera.	A better-than-average megazoom choice, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 delivers standout video capabilities and an excellent manual feature set. Still, it suffers from a lot of the same drawbacks as its competitors, including weak photo quality.	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.	While the Nikon Coolpix P90 brings its performance up to speed with the rest of its class, it now falls behind in photo quality.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-4.2	F/3.5-4.4	F/2.8-4.4	F/3.3-4.9	F/2.8-5.0
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 504 mm	38 - 380 mm	27 - 486 mm	25 - 300 mm	26 - 624 mm
Optical zoom	18 x	10 x	18 x	12 x	24 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1250 ISO 1600 ISO 6400 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 ISO auto (1600-6400)	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)	ISO 64 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 (3Mpix) ISO 6400 (3Mpix) ISO auto (64-100) ISO auto (64-200) ISO auto (64-400) ISO auto (64-800) ISO auto (64-1600)
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	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Integrated	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	2 x	4 x	4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	0.8 lbs	9.8 oz	12.9 oz	7.2 oz	14.1 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	12,000,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	JPEG	RAW JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	3 in	2.7 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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