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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Canon SD4000 IS Comparison
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12.Canon S90 Comparison
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13.Sony DSC-TX7 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Samsung TL500
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Canon S90 ComparisonCanon SD4000 IS Comparison
These two cameras take a slightly different approach to the business of taking photos, with the SD4000 keeping the control mostly in the cameras hands while the TL500 offers more manual controls. The flip side of this is size: the SD4000 is much smaller, lighter and easier to carry around, folding down to just 0.93 inches thick when not in use. By comparison, the TL500 is a big, bulky thing that weighs more and is much larger.
But the TL500 does have something to counterbalance this weight issue: a much better lens with an f/1.8 aperture that makes for more light gathering ability, and a bigger, better LCD screen. The TL500 was also the better performer overall in our tests, with much lower noise, sharper images and more effective image stabilization. The only area where the SD4000 performed better was in capturing movies: it can capture 720p high definition video, while the TL500 is limited to 640 by 480 standard definition.
| Samsung TL500 vs Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS | ||
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| Samsung TL500 | Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS | |
| Price | $449.99 | $349.99 |
| Colors | black | black, silver, red |
| Dimensions | 114.3mm x 63.5mm x 28.9mm | 100.0mm x 23.6mm x 54.1mm |
| Optical Zoom | 3x | 3.8x |
| Sensor | 1/1.7"-type, CCD, 0.0 megapixels | 1/2.3"-type, CMOS, 10.6 megapixels |
| Display | articulated OLED, 3.0 in., 920000 pixels | LCD, 3.0 in., 230000 pixels |
| Viewfinder | none | none |
| Manual Controls | manual focus, aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, full manual exposure, custom white balance, ISO control | aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode, custom white balance, ISO control |
| Connectivity | USB, A/V, microHDMI, hot accessory shoe | USB, A/V, miniHDMI |
| Battery | removable lithium-ion, SLB-11A | removable lithium-ion, NB-6L |
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