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Product name

Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS

Fujifilm FinePix F100fd

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		78 out of 10 7.8
Excellent

Review Summary

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

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

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

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.

The Fujifilm FinePix F50fd should works for most photographers, in fact, it would even please those who are slightly more advanced.

User ratings

  8.7
Spectacular
(from 3 users) 		 8.4
Excellent
(from 10 users) 		 8.3
Excellent
(from 3 users) 		 8.8
Spectacular
(from 26 users) 		 9
Spectacular
(from 1 user)

List price

 N/A N/A N/A List price as of Sep 13, 2007:
S$669 		List price as of Oct 25, 2007:
S$799

  Basic product specifications


 

Price

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Camera type

 Compact Compact Compact Compact Compact

Color options

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

Dimensions

 86.8 x 54.8 x 22 mm 97.7 x 58.9 x 23.4 mm 94.7 x 51.9 x 22 mm 92.6 x 58.8 x 25.9 mm 92.5 x 59.2 x 22.9 mm

Weight

 125 g 170 g 146 g 155 g 155 g

Resolution

 8 megapixels 12 megapixels 10.1 megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels

Photodetectors (effective)

 8 million 12 million 10.1 million Info unavailable 12 million

Zoom range

 3 5 4 3.6 3

Digital zoom

 4x 8.2 4x 4 Info unavailable

Light sensitivity (auto)

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

White balance (new)

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

Focusing

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

LCD size (new)

 2.5 inch 2.7 inch 2.5 inch 3 inch 2.7 inch

Viewfinder type

 Optical None None None Info unavailable

Type of flash

 Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Info unavailable

Optical image stabilizer

 Yes Info unavailable Yes Yes Yes

Connection (new)

 USB, PictBridge USB, PictBridge USB, PictBridge USB USB, IrDA

Battery type(s) (new)

 Lithium Lithium Lithium, AA Lithium Info unavailable

Storage type(s)

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

Still image capture speed

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Max. image resolution (new)

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

Digital video capture

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Info unavailable

Digital video format (new)

 AVI MJPEG MOV AVI MJPEG

Max video resolution (new)

 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 25 fps

Face recognition

 Yes Yes Info unavailable Yes Yes

Service/Support

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

See full specifications

Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS

Fujifilm FinePix F100fd

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

Canon Digital IXUS 860 IS

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

 

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