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Product name

Fujifilm FinePix F100fd

Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX520

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent

Review Summary

Despite an awkwardly positioned flash unit, the F100fd didn't disappoint with its enhanced feature set and excellent image quality.

Canon's IXUS 80 IS adds optical image stabilization to last year's hit IXUS 70, while delivering just as impressive image quality.

While the Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS doesn't have an optical viewfinder or manual exposure controls, it captures beautiful images with its wide, 3.8x optical zoom lens and ranks among the top compact cameras we've seen.

Besides the startup time and stylus, it is hard to find fault with the FX520. Image quality has also improved and we really like the features that are incorporated with the touchscreen.

A worthy successor to the FX33, the FX36 is a compact powerhouse capable of delivering decent-quality pictures and HD videos.

User ratings

  8.4
Excellent
(from 10 users) 		 8.7
Spectacular
(from 3 users) 		 8.8
Spectacular
(from 25 users) 		 7.1
Very good
(from 7 users) 		 8.3
Excellent
(from 3 users)

List price

 N/A N/A List price as of Sep 13, 2007:
S$669 		List price as of May 12, 2008:
S$649 		N/A

  Basic product specifications


 

Price

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Camera type

 Compact Compact Compact Compact Compact

Color options

 Black Info unavailable Info unavailable Black, Silver Black, Gold, Pink, Silver, White

Dimensions

 97.7 x 58.9 x 23.4 mm 86.8 x 54.8 x 22 mm 92.6 x 58.8 x 25.9 mm 94.9 x 57.1 x 22.9 mm 94.7 x 51.9 x 22 mm

Weight

 170 g 125 g 155 g 155 g 146 g

Resolution

 12 megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels

Photodetectors (effective)

 12 million 8 million Info unavailable 10.1 million 10.1 million

Zoom range

 5 3 3.6 5 4

Digital zoom

 8.2 4x 4 4x 4x

Light sensitivity (auto)

 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 ISO 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 6400 ISO 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 6400 ISO

White balance (new)

 Auto, Daylight, Fine, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom, Shade Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Custom, Shade, Halogen Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Custom, Shade, Halogen

Focusing

 Info unavailable AiAF (Face Detection/9-point), 1-point AF (fixed to centre or Face Select and Track) Info unavailable Normal, macro and touch AF Normal, macro and quick AF

LCD size (new)

 2.7 inch 2.5 inch 3 inch 3 inch 2.5 inch

Viewfinder type

 None Optical None None None

Type of flash

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

Optical image stabilizer

 Info unavailable Yes Yes Yes Yes

Connection (new)

 USB, PictBridge USB, PictBridge USB USB, PictBridge USB, PictBridge

Battery type(s) (new)

 Lithium Lithium Lithium Lithium, AA Lithium, AA

Storage type(s)

 Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, xD-Picture Card, Internal memory Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard, MultimediaCard Plus Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard, MultimediaCard Plus Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard, Internal memory Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard, Internal memory

Still image capture speed

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Max. image resolution (new)

 4000 x 3000 3264 x 2448 3 x 2 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736

Digital video capture

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Digital video format (new)

 MJPEG AVI AVI MOV MOV

Max video resolution (new)

 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps

Face recognition

 Yes Yes Yes Info unavailable Info unavailable

Service/Support

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable One-year limited warranty One-year limited warranty

See full specifications

Fujifilm FinePix F100fd

Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX520

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

 

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