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Panasonic Point and Shoot and Non-DSLR
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Digital Camera Review
by Emily Raymond
Published on October 25, 2007
Specs Table
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Specs
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Type
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Ultra-Zoom
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Price
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399.95
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Length
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4.63
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Width
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2.96
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Height
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3.47
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Weight
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12.64
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Pixels
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8.32 Megapixels
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Effective Pixels
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8.10
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Sensor Type
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1/2.5 inch CCD
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Image Size
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3265 x 2448
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Aspect Ratio
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4:3, 3:2, 16:9
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IR Cut Low Pass Filter
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Yes
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Image Format
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JPEG (stills)
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Compression
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JPEG (stills)
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Lens
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Leica DC Vario-Elmarit
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Lens Mount
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no
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Compatible Lenses
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n/a
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Viewfinder
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Color EVF
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Diopter Adjustment
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n/a
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LCD
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2.5 inch TFT LCD
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Focusing Modes
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Manual, Continuous, One Shot, AF/MF switchable, continuous AF on/off,
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Detecting Range
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Macro Wide: 200cm–infinity; Macro Tele: 100 cm-infinity
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Shutter Speed
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1.00
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Self Timer
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2 sec, 10 sec
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Modes
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Playback, Intelligent Auto, Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Custom, Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait
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Speed
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Yes
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Burst
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Yes
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Automatic Modes
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Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Panning, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo
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Exposure Compensation
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1/3 EV step, -2 -+2 EV
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Built in Flash
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Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
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Flash Range
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Wide: 0.3-6.0cm; Tele: 4.0-6.0cm
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Resolution
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3264 x 2448
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Settings
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Fine, Standard, RAW, RAW and JPEG
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ISO Sensitivity
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Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 1600
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White Balance
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Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, Flash, White Set 1/2,
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Playback Options
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25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback, Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture, Category Playback, Slide show, Image rotation, Resizing, Trimming, Protection
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Direct Printing
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Yes
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Video Output
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Yes
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Battery Power Source
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Li-Ion battery, AC adapter
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AKA
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LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 2.1SE, ArcSoft MediaImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker, USB Driver
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Zoom Wide
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28
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Zoom Tele
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504
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Intro Date
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2007-07-24
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fstop Max
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2.80
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fstop Min
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8.00
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Zoom Digi
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4.00
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Storage Type
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27 MB internal memory, SD, SDHC
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LCD Pixels
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207000
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Resolution Maximum
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3264 x 2448
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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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Color
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11.07
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2.75
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Resolution
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7.94
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2.5
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Noise Auto ISO
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2.15
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2
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Noise Manual ISO
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7.48
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3
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Model Design Appearance
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7.75
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1.25
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Low Light
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6.80
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2.25
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Size Portability
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6.25
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1.1
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Handling
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8.00
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1.5
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Control Button Positioning Size
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7.50
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0.85
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Front
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8.25
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0.6
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Back
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8.25
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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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7.50
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0.5
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Top
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7.50
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0.6
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Menu
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7.50
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0.95
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Bottom
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7.00
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0.5
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Auto Mode
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8.00
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1.5
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Auto Focus
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8.50
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1.5
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Focus
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5.00
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1.25
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ISO
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8.00
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1.25
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White Balance
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8.50
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1.25
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Exposure
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8.25
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0.5
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Metering
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7.50
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1.1
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Shutter Speed
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8.00
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0.9
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Aperture
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7.25
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0.9
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Custom Image Presets
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9.25
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0.75
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Drive Mode
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5.00
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1
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Picture Qualit Options
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9.00
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0.5
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Picture Effects Mode
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7.00
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0.5
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Playback Mode
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7.00
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0.9
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Movie Mode
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7.75
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1
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Viewfinder
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7.25
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0.8
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LCD Screen
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7.00
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1.25
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Flash
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7.50
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1.25
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Zoom Lens
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9.50
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1.5
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Memory
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3.00
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0.5
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Startup 1st Shot
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7.80
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1.75
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Shot Shot
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9.70
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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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7.50
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0.5
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Jacks / Ports / Plugs
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6.00
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0.4
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Direct Print
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5.00
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0.65
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Ease of Use
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7.25
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0.95
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Battery
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7.00
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0.75
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Other Features
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7.00
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0.55
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Value
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8.50
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1.85
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Dynamic Range
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6.21
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2.5
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Video Performance
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6.54
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1.75
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Processing Speed
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7.20
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1.75
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White Balance Performance
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5.37
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1.8
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| Total (weighted) |
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447.66 |
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