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| Product | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 | Canon PowerShot SX260 HS (Black) | Sony Alpha NEX-6 (with 16-50mm PZ lens) | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V | Nikon D5200 (with 18-55mm lens, Black) |
| Price | $602.94 to $649.99 | $229.99 to $325.99 | $898.00 to $1,254.99 | $294.48 | $796.95 to $799.99 |
| CNET editors' rating | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 4.5 stars | 4 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | March 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | The
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100's compact, elegant design, generally excellent photo quality, bright, fast lens, and speedy performance make a great package if you don't mind spending a little more money. | 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. | The Sony Alpha NEX-6 delivers an as-yet-unbeatable package of image quality, performance, and design, even for its rather high price. | The feature-rich
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V has a great mix of speed and photo quality. | The Nikon D5200 makes a great choice for family and vacation photographers. |
| Type | TFT activematrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix - Color LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - 3 in | TFT active matrix LCD display - 3 in | LCD display - 3 in |
| Product Type | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - Mirrorless system | Digital camera - Compact | Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode with Movie recording |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 3200 ISO 125 ISO auto (125-6400) ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 400 | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO auto (100-3200) ISO 100-25600 | ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 800 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 400 ISO auto | ISO 100-6400 ISO 12800 ISO 25600 ISO auto |
| Optical sensor type | Exmor CMOS | BSI-CMOS | Exmor APS HD CMOS | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 4 in x 1.4 in x 2.3 in | 4.2 in x 1.3 in x 2.4 in | 4.7 in x 1.7 in x 2.6 in | 4.2 in x 1.4 in x 2.4 in | 5.1 in x 3.9 in x 3.1 in |
| Weight | 7.5 oz | 7.3 oz | 10.1 oz | 7.8 oz | 17.8 oz |
| Lens System | 3.6 x x Zoom lens - 10.4 mm - 37.1 mm - F/1.8-4.9 | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 90 mm - F/3.5-6.8 | 3 x x Zoom lens - 16 mm - 50 mm - F/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS | 20 x x Zoom lens - 4.45 mm - 89 mm - F/3.2-5.8 G | 3 x x Zoom lens - 18 mm - 55 mm - F/3.5-5.6 G ED II Nikon AF-S DX |
| Video capture | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 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 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - H.264 - 640 x 480 - | AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 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 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 1280 x 720 - H.264 - 640 x 424 - H.264 - 640 x 424 - |
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