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Samsung GX-1S comparison

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Product name	Samsung GX-1S	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20	Nikon D60 Black Gold Special Edition (with 18mm-35mm lens)	Nikon CoolPix L100	Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
Price	$2.32	$249.99 to $279.99	$149.99	$184.99 to $249.95	$198.00 to $273.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	3.5 stars		3.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date		April 01, 2009		April 01, 2009	August 19, 2009
The Bottom Line	Beginners will applaud the Samsung GX-1S's automated features, but advanced shooters might wince at the menu-centric controls.	If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera.	Despite modest improvements in performance and a couple of new features, Nikon's D60 fails to impress and costs more than some competing models.	The Nikon Coolpix L100 is a decent entry-level megazoom. Just don't look too closely at the photos and stock up on AA batteries.	Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.
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Lens aperture	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-4.4	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.4	F/2.8-4.3
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 84 mm	38 - 380 mm	27 - 202.5 mm	28 - 420 mm	36 - 360 mm
Optical zoom	3 x	10 x	7.5 x	15 x	10 x
Light sensitivity	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 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200	ISO auto (80-3200)	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
Memory storage capacity	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	128 KB
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	Info unavailable	2 x	Info unavailable	4 x	4 x
Flash memory form factor	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	SD Memory Card
Battery technology	Alkaline	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	17.8 oz	9.8 oz	17.5 oz	12.5 oz	8.6 oz
Effective sensor resolution	6,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels	10,000,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG	JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW) 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	2.5 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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