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User rating
25
4.5 out of 5
25 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
34
4.3 out of 5
34 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
53
4.2 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
3 %
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSCMOSCMOSCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in1.0 in
N/A
1.0 in
Effective megapixels2.07 Mpx6.57 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Total megapixels3.28 Mpx9.15 Mpx3.0 Mpx3.0 Mpx

Image

Maximum image resolution1920 x 1080 px5120 x 2880 px1920 x 1440 px
N/A
White balance modes
  • Tungsten
  • Daylight
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Sunny
N/A
N/A
Image stabilizeryesyesnono
Image stabilizer typeOptical
N/A
N/A
N/A
Indoor white balance
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Supported image file formats
N/A
  • JPG
  • MPO
N/A
N/A
Supported aspect ratios
N/A
N/A
16:9
N/A

Optics and focus

Optical zoom32.0 x12.0 x10.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom1140.0 x30.0 x10.0 x4.0 x
Minimum aperture1.81.5
N/A
N/A
Maximum aperture4.52.8
N/A
N/A
Focal length equiv38.5 - 123229.8 - 369.8
N/A
N/A
Focal length range (f-f) (Lens system)2.8 - 89.62.84 - 34.1
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAuto/ManualAuto/Manual
N/A
N/A
Filter size1.69 in1.93 in
N/A
N/A
Auto focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Manual focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Screen and viewfinder

Built-in displayyesyesyesyes
DisplayLCDLCDLCDLCD
Articulated LCDyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display diagonal3.0 in3.0 in2.7 in2.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Flip-out screenyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Viewfinder screen size
N/A
N/A
0.54 in
N/A

Videography features

Resolution
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1440 x 1080
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 960 x 540
  • 1920 x 1080
N/A
  • 848 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HDFull HDHDFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • AVCHD
  • H.264
  • MP4
N/A
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format systemPAL
N/A
N/A
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Maximum frame rate50.0 fps
N/A
25.0 fps60.0 fps

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackBlackBlack
Operating temperature0 - 40
N/A
0 - 40
N/A

Dimensions

Height2.28 in2.48 in4.06 in2.72 in
Width2.09 in2.68 in2.8 in1.89 in
Depth4.57 in5.28 in7.52 in6.22 in
Weight8.47 oz12.17 oz23.63 oz9.17 oz

Storage

Internal storage16.0 GB
N/A
N/A
N/A
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDXC
  • SDHC
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
MS Duo
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size64.0 GB
N/A
N/A
128.0 GB
Storage typesMemory cardMemory cardMemory cardMemory card
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
  • DCF 2.0
  • Exif 2.2
N/A
N/A
Memory slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Power

Battery life (max)3.25 h
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity2760.0 mAh1250.0 mAh
N/A
1700.0 mAh
Battery voltage3.6 V7.2 V
N/A
4.2 V
Number of batteries supported1
N/A
N/A
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

HDMIyesyesnoyes
USB portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone portno
N/A
yesyes
Wi-Fiyes
N/A
N/A
no
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothnono
N/A
no
Wireless
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyesyes
PictBridge
N/A
no
N/A
no

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