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| Price | $299.99 | $199.00 to $279.95 | $14.95 | $18.60 | $849.00 to $849.99 |
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| Release date | March 02, 2005 | April 01, 2009 | July 03, 2003 | ||
| The Bottom Line | The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera. | We like the great big LCD and the manual exposure adjustability on this megazoom model, but its so-so image quality is frustrating. | |||
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| Lens aperture | F/2.8-5.2 | F/3.3-5.2 | F/2.8-3.1 | F/3.0 | F/3.5-5.6 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 39 - 117 mm | 28 - 140 mm | 37 - 370 mm | Info unavailable | 27 - 82.5 mm |
| Optical zoom | 3 x | 5 x | 10 x | Info unavailable | 3 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto | ISO 70 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 | ISO 100 | ISO 100 ISO 12800 ISO 200-6400 ISO auto (200-6400) |
| Display (projector) technology | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | Info unavailable | TFT active matrix |
| Memory storage capacity | 32 MB | 11 MB | 16 MB | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Video input type | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera |
| Flash memory form factor | Integrated | Integrated | SD Memory Card | Integrated | Info unavailable |
| Digital zoom | 2 x | 2 x | 4 x | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Interchangeable lens | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | No | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Battery technology | Alkaline | Lithium ion | Alkaline | Lithium polymer | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 8.8 oz | 5.1 oz | 0.7 lbs | 1.6 oz | 1.1 lbs |
| Effective sensor resolution | 4,100,000 pixels | 12,100,000 pixels | 3,145,728 pixels | 1,920,000 pixels | 12,400,000 pixels |
| Still image format | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG | RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG |
| Service & support type | 1 year warranty | 1 year parts and labor warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Display (projector) diagonal size | 2 in | 3 in | 2.5 in | Info unavailable | 2.7 in |
| Manual focus | Manual Automatic | Manual Automatic | Automatic | Focus free | Manual Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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