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Product name	Nikon Coolpix P90	Canon PowerShot SX1 IS	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28	Olympus SP-590UZ
Editors' ratings (How we rate)	7 Very good	8.2 Excellent	7.3 Very good	7.3 Very good	6.8 Very good
Review Summary	While the Nikon Coolpix P90 brings its performance up to speed with the rest of its class, it now falls behind in terms of photo quality.	The SX1 IS is really the ultimate bridge between a digital still and digital video camera. If you can bear to part with the cash, you won't be disappointed with the superb HD-video and image quality.	Though it's fast and has some really novel, useful features, the HX1 just doesn't deliver the photo quality expected for its class.	Other cameras may deliver higher resolutions and longer optical zoom range, but the Panasonic FZ28 proves the "more is better" presumption isn't always valid.	Aside from a debatably useful 26x zoom lens, there's little that's notable about the Olympus SP-590UZ.
User ratings	6 Good (from 3 users)	8.5 Spectacular (from 8 users)	9 Spectacular (from 1 user)	9 Spectacular (from 3 users)	No ratings yet Rate it now
List price	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Basic product specifications
Price	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Camera type	Semi-pro	Semi-pro	Semi-pro	Semi-pro	Semi-pro
Color options	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Black, Silver	Info unavailable
Dimensions	114 x 83 x 99 mm	124 x 88.3 x 86.9 mm	115 x 83 x 92 mm	117.6 x 75.3 x 88.9 mm	110.1 x 89.7 x 91 mm
Weight	460 g	560 g	453 g	370 g	435 g
Resolution	12 megapixels	10 megapixels	9.1 megapixels	10.1 megapixels	12 megapixels
Photodetectors (effective)	12 million	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	10.1 million	Info unavailable
Zoom range	Info unavailable	20	20	18	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	4	Info unavailable
Light sensitivity (auto)	64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 ISO	Info unavailable	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 ISO	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
White balance (new)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Focusing	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Normal, Macro, Quick AF, Continuous AF, Manual focus, One shot AF, AF area select, AF tracking	Manual, spot, macro, predictive
LCD size (new)	3 inch	2.8 inch	3 inch	2.7 inch	Info unavailable
Viewfinder type	Electronic	Electronic	None	Electronic	Electronic
Type of flash	Built-in	Pop-up	Built-in	Built-in	Pop-up
Optical image stabilizer	Info unavailable	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Connection (new)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	USB, PictBridge	Info unavailable
Battery type(s) (new)	Lithium	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Lithium	Info unavailable
Storage type(s)	Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC	Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC	Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo	Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard	xD-Picture Card
Still image capture speed	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Max. image resolution (new)	4000 x 3000	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	3648 x 2736	Info unavailable
Digital video capture	Yes	Info unavailable	Yes	Yes	Yes
Digital video format (new)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Max video resolution (new)	Info unavailable	1920 x 1020	1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps	1280 x 720 @ 30 fps	Info unavailable
Face recognition	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Info unavailable
Service/Support	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
See full specifications	Nikon Coolpix P90	Canon PowerShot SX1 IS	Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28	Olympus SP-590UZ
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