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Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M1 comparison

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Product name	Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M1	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20	Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)
Price	Check Prices	$247.00 to $279.99	$699.99	$329.00 to $349.99	$278.95 to $349.97
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	4.5 stars	3.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	December 15, 2004	April 01, 2009	October 15, 2005		April 20, 2009
The Bottom Line	If you're looking to buy a digital camera that takes decent movies, this is your best current option.	If you don't mind its extra bulk and narrow lens, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 is an otherwise excellent compact megazoom camera.	The Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 takes quality stills and videos, if you can get past its awkward design.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 is a great, fast-performing snapshot camera that falters on 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.
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Lens aperture	F/3.5-4.4	F/3.5-4.4	F/3.5-4.4	F/2.4-5.9	F/3.3-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length	38 - 114 mm	38 - 380 mm	38 - 114 mm	24 - 120 mm	25 - 300 mm
Optical zoom	3 x	10 x	3 x	5 x	12 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto	ISO 64 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto	ISO 160 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 auto (1600-6400)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	32 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	Memory Stick Duo	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	2 x	2 x	6 x	2 x	4 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Interchangeable lens	No	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	0.4 lbs	9.8 oz	0.4 lbs	4.2 oz	7.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution	5,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	5,090,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	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	2.7 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	B&H Photo-Video $279.95 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $249.88 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $279.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 11 authorized stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $699.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	B&H Photo-Video $329.99 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $329.99 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $329.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 8 authorized stores	Amazon.com $349.95 In stock: Yes Beach Camera $279.90 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $319.88 In stock: Yes Prices from 10 CNET Certified stores
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