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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5K comparison

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Product name	Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5K	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20	Canon PowerShot SX200 IS (black)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
Price	$319.90	$277.95 to $349.97	$244.95 to $279.99	$277.95 to $349.99	$319.99 to $399.99
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.0 stars	5.0 stars
Release date	February 24, 2006	April 20, 2009	April 01, 2009	March 01, 2009	August 15, 2009
The Bottom Line	Poor low-light performance hinders the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5's useful features.	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.	If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera.	More than just a point-and-shoot pocket megazoom, the Canon SX200 IS improves upon its forerunner, but not by much.	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.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-4.5	F/3.3-4.9	F/3.5-4.4	F/3.4-5.3	F/2.8-4.4
Equivalent 35mm focal length	37 - 222 mm	25 - 300 mm	38 - 380 mm	28 - 336 mm	27 - 486 mm
Optical zoom	6 x	12 x	10 x	12 x	18 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 3200 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)	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 ISO auto (1600-6400)
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
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	2 x	4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Info unavailable
Weight	0.4 lbs	7.2 oz	9.8 oz	7.8 oz	12.9 oz
Effective sensor resolution	6,000,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	RAW JPEG
Service & support type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	3 in	3 in	3 in	2.7 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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