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Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W70 comparison

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Product name	Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W70	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 (blue)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1	Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W50 (silver)
Price	$499.95	$199.00 to $279.95	$278.95 to $399.99	$341.35 to $349.99	$499.95
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	March 07, 2006	April 01, 2009	April 20, 2009		February 13, 2006
The Bottom Line	The ultracompact Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W70 is a competent snapshooter, but its cheaper, lower-resolution siblings, the DSC-W30 and DSC-W50, are better values.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is an excellent, well-balanced compact camera.	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.	The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1 is a great, fast-performing snapshot camera that falters on photo quality.	It's not very flexible, and it's not for low light shots, but the Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W50 is still a solid ultracompact camera.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-5.2	F/3.3-5.2	F/3.3-4.9	F/2.4-5.9	F/2.8-5.2
Equivalent 35mm focal length	38 - 114 mm	28 - 140 mm	25 - 300 mm	24 - 120 mm	38 - 114 mm
Optical zoom	3 x	5 x	12 x	5 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1000 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 3200 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)	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 1000 ISO auto
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	58 MB	11 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Info unavailable	Integrated	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	2 x	2 x	4 x	2 x	6 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	4.5 oz	5.1 oz	7.2 oz	4.2 oz	5.5 oz
Effective sensor resolution	7,200,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	6,003,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG	JPEG
Service & support type	1 year parts and labor warranty	1 year parts and labor warranty	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	3 in	3 in	2.7 in	2.5 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Amazon.com Marketplace $499.95 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Sony Electronics, Inc. $229.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $199.00 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $229.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 12 authorized stores	Amazon.com $349.95 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $279.00 In stock: Yes Beach Camera $279.00 In stock: Yes Prices from 9 CNET Certified stores	B&H Photo-Video $349.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $349.00 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $349.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 9 authorized stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $499.95 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store
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