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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30 Digital Camera Review
by Emily Raymond
Published on September 08, 2006
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Spec Table
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Sony CyberShot DSC-T30 Specs
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Type
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Compact
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Price
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0.00
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Zoom
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3 X
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Length
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0.00
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Width
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0.00
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Height
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0.00
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Weight
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0.00
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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 7.2 Effective Super HAD™ CCD
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Image Size
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JPEG (Still), MPEG (Movie)
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IR Cut Low Pass Filter
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No
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Lens
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11 Elements in 9 Groups (Including 3 Aspheric Elements, 1 Prism)
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Lens Mount
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n/a
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Compatible Lenses
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n/a
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Viewfinder
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n/a
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Diopter Adjustment
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n/a
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Frame Coverage
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n/a
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Magnification
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n/a
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LCD
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3.0
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Focusing Points
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5 area Multi
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Shutter Speed
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0.00
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Self Timer
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Yes, 10 Seconds, 2 seconds, off
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Modes
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JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Multi-Burst, Auto Bracketing
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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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Beach, Fireworks, High Sensitivity, High Speed Shutter, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight, Twilight Portrait
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Exposure Compensation
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±2.0EV, 1/3EV steps
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Built in Flash
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Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro
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Flash Range
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ISO 4\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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Sync Contact
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n/a
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Settings
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JPEG (Fine/Standard), Burst, Multi-Burst, Auto Bracketing
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ISO Sensitivity
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Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1000
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White Balance
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Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Flash
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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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Software
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Picture Package™ for Sony v1.6 (Windows), Pixela™ ImageMixer VCD2 (Macintosh), USB Driver (SPVD-012.1), Cyber-shot Life tutorial (Windows)
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Battery Power Source
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InfoLithium® NP-FR1
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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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3.50
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fstop Min
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10.00
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Zoom Digi
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2.00
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Movie Mode
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Yes, MPEG VX Fine (640 X 480, 30 fps) with Audio, (MPEG VX Fine Requires Memory Stick PRO™ media) MPEG VX Standard (640 X 480, 16.6 fps) with Audio, Video Mail (160 x 112, 8.3fps) with Audio
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Storage Type
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58MB available Internal Flash Memory, Memory Stick Duo™ Media, Memory Stick PRO Duo™ Media
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LCD Pixels
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230000
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External Flash
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0
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Color
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9.36
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2.5
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Resolution
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4.12
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2.5
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Noise Auto ISO
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3.08
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2.5
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Noise Manual ISO
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9.34
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2.5
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Low Light
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6.00
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2
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Dynamic Range
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0.00
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2.5
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Flash
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0.00
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2
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Model Design Appearance
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8.50
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1.25
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Size Portability
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8.00
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1.1
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Handling
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6.75
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1.5
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Control Button Positioning Size
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6.00
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0.85
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Front
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8.00
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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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8.00
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0.5
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Right
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8.00
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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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Bottom
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6.50
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0.5
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Menu
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6.50
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1.25
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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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6.50
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1.75
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Focus
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2.50
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1
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ISO
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7.75
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1.25
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White Balance
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5.50
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1.25
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Exposure
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7.00
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1
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Metering
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6.50
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1.15
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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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4.50
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1.2
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Picture Quality Options
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7.00
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0.5
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Picture Effects Mode
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6.50
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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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6.50
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1
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Viewfinder
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0.00
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0.55
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LCD Screen
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9.00
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1.5
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Flash
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5.50
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1.25
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Zoom Lens
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8.00
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1.65
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Memory
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6.00
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0.5
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Battery
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0.00
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1.25
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Startup 1st Shot
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8.49
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2
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Shot Shot
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9.06
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2
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Shutter Shot
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8.66
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2
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Software
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4.50
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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 Options
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4.50
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0.65
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Ease of Use
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7.50
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1.2
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Other Features
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2.50
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0.55
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Value
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6.00
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2
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| Total (weighted) |
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349.73 |
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