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Canon PowerShot A460 Digital Camera Review
by James Murray
Published on July 11, 2007
Specs Table
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Canon PowerShot A460 Specs
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Type
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Point-and-Shoot
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Price
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0.00
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Length
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1.60
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Width
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4.20
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Height
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2.00
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Weight
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5.82
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Pixels
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5.00 Megapixels
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Effective Pixels
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0.00
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Sensor Type
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1/3 inch CCD
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Image Size
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2592 x 1944
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Aspect Ratio
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4:3
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IR Cut Low Pass Filter
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No
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Media
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SD, SDHC, MultiMedia
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Image Format
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JPEG (stills), AVI (video)
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Compression
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JPEG (stills), AVI (video)
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Lens
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4x (7 elements in 6 groups)
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LCD
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2.0
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Auto Focus Type
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5 point AiAF, Single AF point
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Detecting Range
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Wide: 1.5 feet; Macro: 2.0 inches
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Metering Modes
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Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot
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Shutter Speed
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15.00
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Self Timer
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2 second, 10 second, Custom Timer
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Modes
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Auto, Camera Manual, Super Macro, Special Scene, Movie
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Speed
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No
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Burst
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No
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Automatic Modes
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Portrait, Night Snapshot, Indoor, Kids & Pets
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Exposure Compensation
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+/- up to 2 stops, 1/3-stop increments
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Built in Flash
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Flash On; Flash Off
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Flash Range
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Wide: 9.8 feet; Tele: 6.6 feet
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Settings
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Super Fine, Fine, Normal
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ISO Sensitivity
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Auto, ISO 80, 100, 200, 400
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White Balance
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Auto, Pre-sets (daylight, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H) Custom setting
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Direct Printing
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Yes
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Video Output
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No
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Battery Power Source
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Two Alkaline batteries (Optional AA rechargeable NiMH can be used)
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Zoom Wide
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0
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Zoom Tele
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0
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fstop Max
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5.80
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fstop Min
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2.80
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Zoom Digi
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4.00
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Movie Mode
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640 x 480 at 10 fps, 320 x 240 at 30 fps, 160 x 120 at 15 fps
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Storage Type
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SD, SDHC, MultiMedia memory cards
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LCD Pixels
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86000
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Resolution Maximum
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2592 x 1944
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Resolution Minimum
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640 x 480
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External Flash
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0
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| Ratings |
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Color
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8.03
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2.75
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Resolution
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3.72
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2.5
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Noise Auto ISO
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0.81
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2
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Noise Manual ISO
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2.51
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3
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Model Design Appearance
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5.75
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1.25
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Low Light
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6.11
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2.25
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Size Portability
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6.00
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1.1
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Handling
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6.50
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1.5
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Control Button Positioning Size
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6.50
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0.85
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Front
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6.50
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0.6
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Back
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5.75
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0.6
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Left
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7.00
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0.5
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Right
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6.75
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0.5
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Top
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7.25
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0.6
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Menu
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7.00
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0.95
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Bottom
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5.25
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0.5
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Auto Mode
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7.00
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1.5
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Auto Focus
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6.00
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1.5
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Focus
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0.00
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1.25
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ISO
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5.50
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1.25
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White Balance
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7.50
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1.25
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Exposure
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7.00
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0.5
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Metering
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7.00
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1.1
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Shutter Speed
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0.00
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0.9
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Aperture
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0.00
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0.9
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Custom Image Presets
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7.00
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0.75
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Drive Mode
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4.75
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1
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Picture Qualit Options
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7.50
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0.5
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Picture Effects Mode
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7.75
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0.5
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Playback Mode
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6.50
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0.9
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Movie Mode
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3.00
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1
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Viewfinder
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3.50
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0.8
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LCD Screen
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2.00
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1.25
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Flash
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5.75
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1.25
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Zoom Lens
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7.00
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1.5
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Memory
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3.25
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0.5
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Startup 1st Shot
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8.00
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1.75
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Shot Shot
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8.80
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1.75
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Shutter Shot
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9.00
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1.75
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Software
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8.20
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0.5
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Jacks / Ports / Plugs
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6.25
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0.4
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Direct Print
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7.00
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0.65
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Ease of Use
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6.50
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0.95
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Battery
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6.50
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0.75
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Other Features
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2.00
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0.55
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Value
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7.50
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1.85
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Dynamic Range
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4.11
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2.5
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Video Performance
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1.67
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1.75
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Processing Speed
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8.20
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1.75
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White Balance Performance
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15.30
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1.8
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| Total (weighted) |
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346.64 |
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