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| Product | Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (with 14mm lens, Black) | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100  | Sony Alpha NEX-6 (with 16-50mm PZ lens) | Olympus PEN E-PL3 (with 17mm lens, Black) | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) |
| Price | $279.95 to $549.00 | $602.94 to $649.99 | $898.00 to $1,254.99 | $379.00 to $599.00 | $229.99 to $325.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 3.5 stars | 4.5 stars | 5 stars | 4.5 stars | 4 stars |
| Release date | July 31, 2011 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | September 15, 2011 | March 1, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 offers the type of performance and photo quality in a relatively small design many point-and-shoot graduates will like. | The
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance make a great package if you don't mind spending a little more money. | The Sony Alpha NEX-6 delivers an as-yet-unbeatable package of image quality, performance, and design, even for its rather high price. | While it's not the best in any particular aspect, and you probably don't want to use it for video, the Olympus PEN E-PL3 offers an excellent balance of size, features, performance, and photo quality for the money. | 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. |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color | TFT activematrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Mirrorless system | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Mirrorless system | Digital camera - Mirrorless system | Digital camera - Compact |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 14 x | 4 x | Info unavailable | 4 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 160 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 125 ISO auto (125-6400) ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 400 | ISO auto (100-3200) ISO 100-25600 | ISO 200-12800 ISO auto (200-12800) | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto |
| Optical sensor type | Live MOS | Exmor CMOS | Exmor APS HD CMOS | Live MOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 4.3 in x 1.3 in x 2.6 in | 4 in x 1.4 in x 2.3 in | 4.7 in x 1.7 in x 2.6 in | 4.3 in x 1.5 in x 2.5 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in |
| Weight | 7.8 oz | 7.5 oz | 10.1 oz | 9.3 oz | 7.3 oz |
| Lens System | Wide-angle lens - 14 mm - F/2.5 Micro Four Thirds | 3.6 x x Zoom lens - 10.4 mm - 37.1 mm - F/1.8-4.9 | 3 x x Zoom lens - 16 mm - 50 mm - F/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS | Lens - 17 mm - F/2.8 Micro Four Thirds | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 |
| Video capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - MJPEG - 640 x 480 - MJPEG - 320 x 240 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - MJPEG - 640 x 480 - | 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 - |
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