Standard Digital Camera Review

Raising the Standard

Standard digital cameras are perfect for snapshots and shooting on the go. Compiling the features you need in a user-friendly package, standard digital cameras help you capture those once-in-a-lifetime moments.

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Lowest Price	$276.00	$260.00	$293.00	$299.00	$294.00	$244.00	$289.00	$254.00	$256.00	$275.00

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Resolution (MP)	9.1	8.3	8.1	7.38	8.1	10	10	8.31	8	9
Optical Zoom	15x	15x	15 x	12 x	15 x	20 x	10 x	3.5x	18 x	10.7x
Battery Type	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	Li-ion	AA	AA	Li-ion	AA
Image Stabilizer	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Electronic	Optical	Optical
LCD Screen Size	3 in.	2.5 in.	3 in	2.5 in	3 in	2.5 in	2.7 in	2.5 in.	2.5 in	1.8 in
Red Eye Reduction
Self Timer
Warranty	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year	1 Year
Aperture	F/2.7-4.5	F/2.7-4.5	F/2.7-4.5	F2.8-8	F/2.7-4.5	F/2.8-4.5	F/2.8-4.5	F/2.7-5.2	F/2.8-4.5	F/2.8-4.9
Built-In Memory		31 MB	31 MB	27 MB	31 MB	48 MB	45 MB	23 MB	58 MB
Camera Depth	3.4 in	3.4 in	3.4 in	3.1 in	3.4 in	3.2 in	3.5 in	1.2 in.	3.1 in	5.1 in
Camera Height	3.2 in	3.3 in	3.3 in	2.8 in	3.3 in	3.3 in	3.3 in	2.4 in	3.1 in	3.7 in
Camera Weight		1.13 lb.	14.4 oz	10.9 oz	14.4 oz	13.2 oz		0.38 lb.	14.5 oz	1.43 lb.
Camera Width	4.9 in.	4.3 in.	4.3 in	4.4 in	4.3 in	4.6 in	4.6 in	3.6 in	4.4 in	5 in
Continuous Shooting Speed	3 fps	2.2 fps	2.2 fps	3 fps	2.2 fps				1.3 fps
Digital Zoom	2 x	2x	2 x	4x	2 x	5 x	5 x	2712 4x	5.1 x	2x
Focal Length	31 - 465 mm	31 - 465 mm	5.2 mm - 78 mm	6 - 72 mm	5.2 mm - 78 mm			7.5 mm - 26.3 mm	4.7 mm - 84.2 mm	6.2 - 66.7 mm
LCD Screen Resolution	230,000 pixels	115,000 pixels	230,000 pixels	207,000 pixels	230,000 pixels	230,000 pixels	230,000 pixels	150,000 pixels	230,000 pixels	118,000 pixels
Macro
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/2000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/2000 sec	1/2000 sec		1/2000 sec	1/4000 sec
Memory	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	Memory Stick	SD	Memory Stick	XD	XD	SD	MMC, SD	XD
Min Focus Range		19.7 in	19.7 in	11.8 in	3.9 in	3.9 in	3.9 in	11.8 in	27.6 in	19.7 in
Min Shutter Speed	1/4 sec	30 sec	30 sec	60 sec	30 sec	15 sec	8 min		4 sec	30 sec

Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$276.00	$260.00	$293.00	$299.00	$294.00	$244.00	$289.00	$254.00	$256.00	$275.00