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| Product | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 (Black) | Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS (Black) | Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-WX50 (Black) | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) |
| Price | $249.95 | $168.95 | $99.95 to $149.00 | $229.99 to $325.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 0 stars | 4 stars |
| Release date | March 15, 2011 | February 6, 2011 | Info unavailable | March 1, 2012 |
| Bottom line | The
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9 is a lot of camera--with solid shooting performance and photo and movie quality--for the money. | If you're looking for a nice, simple ultracompact for use indoors and out, you'll want to strongly consider the Canon PowerShot Elph 300 HS. | The tiny
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 is a lot of camera for the money, with solid shooting performance, and good photo and movie quality. | The Canon PowerShot SX260 HS' wider, longer lens, a few much-needed design tweaks, and excellent photo quality add up to one pretty great compact megazoom. |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color | LCD display - 2.7 in | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 4 x | 2 x | 4 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 3200 ISO 125 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto |
| Optical sensor type | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 3.7 in x 0.8 in x 2.2 in | 3.6 in x 0.8 in x 2.2 in | 3.6 in x 0.7 in x 2 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in |
| Weight | 4.9 oz | 4.3 oz | 3.6 oz | 7.3 oz |
| Lens System | 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 22.5 mm - F/2.6-6.3 | 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.3 mm - 21.5 mm - F/2.7-5.9 | 5 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 22.5 cm - F/2.6-6.3 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 |
| Video capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | MOV - 1920 x 1080 - MOV - 1280 x 720 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 640 x 480 - MOV - 320 x 240 - MOV - 320 x 240 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - H.264 - 320 x 240 - iFrame - 1280 x 720 - |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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