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Product name

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Fujifilm FinePix F30

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30

Casio Exilim EX-Z70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		70 out of 10 7
Very good 		65 out of 10 6.5
Very good 		CNET Asia editor's take

Review Summary

Like its predecessor, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS is a formidable prosumer with a 12x optical zoom lens and impressive performance.

The Fujifilm FinePix is a perfect companion for those who don't want to lug along a digital SLR for taking usable pictures at low-light settings. The availability of both auto and manual modes should also please a broad range of general photography users.

The slightly bulkier Cyber-shot T30 (compared with the Cyber-shot T9) is targeted at those looking for a compact-sized shooter with a large LCD screen.

It's small, cheap, and fast, but this 7-megapixel shooter is hindered by a couple of irritating flaws.

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User ratings

  8.2
Excellent
(from 5 users) 		 8.3
Excellent
(from 3 users) 		 7.7
Excellent
(from 3 users) 		 8.8
Spectacular
(from 4 users) 		 6.5
Very good
(from 4 users)

List price

 List price as of May 11, 2006:
S$849 		List price as of Sep 14, 2006:
S$699 		List price as of May 2, 2006:
S$799 		List price as of Jun 1, 2007:
S$499 		List price as of Aug 18, 2006:
S$699

  Basic product specifications


 

Price

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Camera type

 Semi-pro Compact Compact Compact Compact

Color options

 Black Silver Info unavailable Black, Silver Info unavailable

Dimensions

 113.4 x 78 x 75.5 mm 93 x 57 x 28 mm 95 x 56.5 x 23.3 mm 95.2 x 60.6 x 19.8 mm 94 x 51 x 24 mm

Weight

 410 g 155 g 169 g 118 g 132 g

Resolution

 6 megapixels 6.3 megapixels 7.2 megapixels 7.2 megapixels 7.2 megapixels

Photodetectors (effective)

 6 million 6.3 million 7.2 million 7.2 million 7.2 million

Zoom range

 12 3 3 3 3

Digital zoom

 4x 6.2x 4x 4x 4x

Light sensitivity (auto)

 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 ISO 100, 200, 400, 800 ISO

White balance (new)

 Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom, Flash Auto, Daylight, Fine, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Focusing

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Auto, macro

LCD size (new)

 2 inch 2.5 inch 3 inch 2.5 inch 2.5 inch

Viewfinder type

 Electronic None None None None

Type of flash

 Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in

Optical image stabilizer

 Yes No Yes Info unavailable Yes

Connection (new)

 USB, PictBridge USB USB USB USB, PictBridge

Battery type(s) (new)

 AA Lithium Lithium Lithium Lithium

Storage type(s)

 Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Internal memory xD-Picture Card, Internal memory Memory Stick DUO Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Internal memory Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard

Still image capture speed

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Max. image resolution (new)

 2816 x 2112 2848 x 2136 3072 x 2304 3072 x 2304 3072 x 2304

Digital video capture

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Digital video format (new)

 AVI AVI MPG AVI MOV

Max video resolution (new)

 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 848 x 480

Face recognition

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Service/Support

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See full specifications

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Fujifilm FinePix F30

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30

Casio Exilim EX-Z70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX07

 

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