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Panasonic Point and Shoot and Non-DSLR
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Digital Camera Review
by Karen M. Cheung
Published on July 20, 2007
Specs Table
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 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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36.70
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Width
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105.00
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Height
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59.20
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Weight
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232.00
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Pixels
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7.20 Megapixels
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Effective Pixels
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7.20
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Sensor Type
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1/2.5 CCD
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Image Size
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3072 x 2304
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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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Yes
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Media
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27MB Internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card
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Image Format
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JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)
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Compression
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JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)
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Lens
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10x (11 elements in 9 groups)
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LCD
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3.0
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Focusing Modes
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Auto Focus, Normal/Macro, Continous AF On/Off
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Detecting Range
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Normal Wide: 50cm-infinity; Normal Tele: 200cm - infinity; Macro Wide: 5cm-infinity; Macro Tele: 200cm - 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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Intelligent ISO, Normal, Simple, Macro, Motion Picture, Playback, Clipboard, Print
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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, Soft Skin, Sports, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Panning, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Baby1, Baby2, Snow, High sensitivity, Beach, SCN1, SCN2, Aerial photo, Sunset, Pet
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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, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
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Flash Range
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Wide:0.6-4.2m; Tele:1.0\\\\
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Settings
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Fine, Standard
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ISO Sensitivity
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Auto, 100-1250, High sensitivity 3200
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White Balance
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Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set
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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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Software
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LUMIX simple viewer, PhotofunStudio, Arcsoft PhotoImpression
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Battery Power Source
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Li-ion Battery, AC adaptor
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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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3.30
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fstop Min
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8.00
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Zoom Digi
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0.00
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Movie Mode
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640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
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Storage Type
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27MB Internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card
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LCD Pixels
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230000
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Resolution Maximum
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3072 x 2304
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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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11.61
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2.75
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Resolution
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7.04
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2.5
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Noise Auto ISO
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4.95
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2
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Noise Manual ISO
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9.93
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3
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Model Design Appearance
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7.25
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1.25
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Low Light
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6.47
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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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7.75
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1.5
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Control Button Positioning Size
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6.25
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0.85
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Front
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7.75
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0.6
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Back
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8.00
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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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6.25
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0.5
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Top
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7.75
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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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2.50
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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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7.50
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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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7.25
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1.25
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White Balance
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7.00
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1.25
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Exposure
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7.25
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0.5
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Metering
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7.25
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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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8.00
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0.75
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Drive Mode
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7.50
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1
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Picture Qualit Options
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7.75
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0.5
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Picture Effects Mode
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7.50
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0.5
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Playback Mode
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7.50
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0.9
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Movie Mode
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7.00
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1
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Viewfinder
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0.00
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0.8
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LCD Screen
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8.75
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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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8.50
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1.5
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Memory
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3.75
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0.5
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Startup 1st Shot
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7.30
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1.75
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Shot Shot
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9.60
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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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6.25
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0.5
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Jacks / Ports / Plugs
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5.00
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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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7.50
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0.95
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Battery
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6.00
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0.75
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Other Features
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5.00
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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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7.23
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2.5
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Video Performance
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5.36
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1.75
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Processing Speed
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9.20
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1.75
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White Balance Performance
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8.29
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1.8
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| Total (weighted) |
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427.49 |
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