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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 (Black) comparison

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Canon PowerShot SD850 IS

Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
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Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS
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Price $267 to $349 at 21 stores $219 to $299 at 3 stores $238 to $295 at 13 stores $169 to $179 at 5 stores $249 to $349 at 26 stores
CNET editors' rating
3.5 stars Very good
4.0 stars Excellent
4.0 stars Excellent
3.5 stars Very good
3.5 stars Very good
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 8 reviews 4.0 stars out of 83 reviews 3.5 stars out of 8 reviews 4.0 stars out of 22 reviews 3.5 stars out of 15 reviews
Release date February 01, 2008 May 07, 2007 August 20, 2007 March 07, 2007 March 17, 2008
The Bottom Line Though it's not perfect, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5's compact midrange megazoom feature set puts it in a class with just its sibling, the TZ4, and should deliver a satisfying shooting experience. The Canon PowerShot SD 850 IS has just about everything you'd want in a point-and-shoot. While the Canon PowerShot SD870 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 Canon PowerShot SD750 has an attractive design, large LCD, and excellent photo quality for an ultracompact. For most people, the excellent photo quality of the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS will more than make up for any slight performance deficiencies or minor shortcomings.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
Lens aperture F/3.3-4.9
F/2.8-5.5
F/2.8-5.8
F/2.8-4.9
F/2.8-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length 28 - 280 mm
35 - 140 mm
28 - 105 mm
35 - 105 mm
35 - 105 mm
Optical zoom 10 x
4 x
3.8 x
3 x
3 x
Light sensitivity ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto (1600-6400)
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 1600
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 800
ISO auto
ISO 400
ISO 80
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
ISO 1600
ISO 100
Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS)
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity 27 MB
32 MB
32 MB
32 MB
32 MB
Video input type Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factor Integrated
SD Memory Card
SD Memory Card
SD memory card
SD Memory Card
Digital zoom 4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
Battery technology Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Info unavailable Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Weight 7.5 oz
5.8 oz
5.5 oz
4.6 oz
5.5 oz
Effective sensor resolution 9,100,000 pixels