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  Canon PowerShot  S5 IS Digital Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Digital Camera Canon PowerShot A590 Digital Camera
  Canon PowerShot S5 IS Digital Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Digital Camera Canon PowerShot A590 Digital Camera

Specs

     
Rating 4.5 Stars 5.0 Stars 4.5 Stars
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Built-in Memory Size 50 MB
Image Sensor Type CCD CCD CCD
Focus Range 19.2 in. to Infinity (w) / 36 in. to Infinity (t) 11.76 in. to Infinity (w) / 78.72 in. to Infinity (t) 18 in. to Infinity (w) | 17.72 in. to Infinity (w)
Camera Resolution 10.7 Megapixel 8 Megapixel | 8.3 Megapixel
Focus Type Autofocus Autofocus & Manual Focus Autofocus & Manual Focus
Width 4.6 in. 4.63 in. 3.71 in.
Battery Life 450 Images 460 Images 220 Images
Frames Per Second 1.5 Frames 13 Frames 1.4 Frames
LCD Screen Size 2.5 in. 2.7 in. 2.5 in.
Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
Video Speed 60 fps 30 fps 20 fps | 30 fps
File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card) 0.16 MB (about 800 images on 128MB card)
Video Format AVI | Motion JPEG QuickTime | Motion JPEG AVI | Motion JPEG
Optical Zoom 12x 18x 4x
Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
File Size (High Res.) 2.54 MB (50 images on 128MB card) 14.88 MB (9 images on 128MB card)
Camera Type Compact Standard Point and Shoot Standard Point and Shoot
Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone
Video Interface Video Out Video Out Video Out
Family Line Canon PowerShot Panasonic Lumix Canon PowerShot
Battery Type Rechargeable NiMH Battery Pack Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery 2 x AA Batteries
LCD Panel With LCD Panel With LCD Panel With LCD Panel
LCD Screen With LCD Screen With LCD Screen With LCD Screen
Warranty 1 Year
ISO Speeds Auto | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1600 | 80 Auto | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1600 | 6400 Auto | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1600 | 80
Focal Length 6 - 72 mm 4.8 - 86.4 mm 5.8 - 23.2 mm
Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) | 640 x 480 (VGA) 640 x 480 (VGA) | 1280 x 720 | 848 x 480 | 320 x 240 320 x 240 (QVGA) | 640 x 480 (VGA) | 160 x 120 | 320 x 240
White Balance Auto | Daylight / Sunny (Preset) | Cloudy (Preset) | Fluorescent (Preset) | Tungsten (Preset) | Flash (Preset) Auto | Manual | Daylight / Sunny (Preset) | Cloudy (Preset) | Shade (Preset) | Halogen (Preset) | Flash (Preset) Auto | Manual | Daylight / Sunny (Preset) | Cloudy (Preset) | Fluorescent (Preset) | Tungsten (Preset)
Megapixels 8.3 Megapixel
UPC 8714574504872 681066915608 13803089325 | 718122187928
Self Timer 2 Sec. | 10 Sec. 2 Sec. | 10 Sec. 2 Sec. | 10 Sec.
LCD Screen Resolution 207,000 pixels 230,000 pixels 115,000 pixels
Interface Type USB 2.0 USB 2.0 USB 2.0
Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens) Digital Optical
Resolution 8.3 Megapixel 10.7 Megapixel 8 Megapixel | 8.3 Megapixel
Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Not Interchangeable Lenses
Flash Functions Flash Off | Auto Flash | Fill-in Flash | Red-eye Reduction Flash Flash Off | Auto Flash | Fill-in Flash | Red-eye Reduction Flash | Slow Sync Flash Off | Auto Flash | Fill-in Flash | Red-eye Reduction Flash | Slow Sync
Flash Type Built-In Built-In Built-In
Included Accessories 4 x AA Batteries | USB Cable | Video Cable | Neck Strap | Lens Cap Software | USB Cable | Shoulder Strap | Lithium Battery | Battery Charger | Lens Cap | Lens hood | AC Power Cord | AV Cable | Lens Cap Holder 2 x AA Batteries | USB Cable | Hand Strap | AV Cable | Software | Strap
35mm Zoom Lens 36 - 432 mm 27 - 486 mm 35 - 140 mm
Exterior Color Black
Weight 0.99 lb. 0.82 lb. 0.39 lb.
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 | 3264 x 2448 | 2592 x 1944 | 2048 x 1536 | 1600 x 1200 640 x 480 | 3072 x 2048 | 2560 x 1920 | 2048 x 1536 | 2048 x 1360 | 1600 x 1200 | 3072 x 2304 | 1920 x 1080 | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2432 | 3072 x 1728 | 2560 x 1712 | 2560 x 1440 640 x 480 | 3264 x 2448 | 2592 x 1944 | 2048 x 1536 | 1600 x 1200 | 3264 x 1832
MPN 2077B001 DMC-FZ28S 2462B001 | CA590OPTLENSKIT
LCD Panel Size 2.5 in. 2.7 in. 2.5 in.
Macro Focus Range 3.9 - 19.2 in. (w) 0.36 in. to Infinity (w) / 78.72 in. to Infinity (t) 2 - 18 in. (w) / 12 - 18 in. (t)
Compression Modes Fine | SuperFine | Normal Fine | Normal | Uncompressed Fine | SuperFine | Normal | Uncompressed
Release Date 2008 March, 2008
Depth 3.06 in. 3.5 in. 1.61 in.
Height 3.15 in. 2.96 in. 2.55 in.
Memory Type MMC Card | Multimedia Card | SD Card | SDHC Card Built-in | Multimedia Card | SD Card | SDHC Card Multimedia Card | SD Card | SDHC Card
Shutter Speed 15 - 1/3200 sec 1 - 1/2000 sec 15 - 1/2000 sec
Digital Zoom 4x 4x 4x
Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Aperture Range f2.7/f3.5 (w/t) f8 (t) - f2.8/f4.4 (w/t) f2.6/f5.5 (w/t)
Compression Type JPEG | EXIF 2.2 | DPOF 1.1 JPEG | Raw Image | DPOF 1.1 | EXIF 2.21 JPEG | Raw Image | EXIF 2.2 | DPOF 1.1
LCD Protected Position With LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
 
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