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Having published the reviews of all three “compact, super-high resolution” cameras, the Canon PowerShot SD990 IS Digital ELPH, Nikon Coolpix S710 and Panasonic Lumix FX37, it’s now time for a comparison summary between the three cameras and to find out the winner.
Similarities between three cameras:
14+ effective megapixels
Full manual exposure mode
Canon PowerShot SD990 IS Digital ELPH/Digital IXUS 980 IS
- +Optical viewfinder
- +Fast performance
- +Most stylish/unique “bumpy” design
- –Smallest LCD in its class
- –No HD movie mode
Nikon Coolpix S710
- +Largest LCD in its class
- +Shutter and aperture priority modes
- +Smallest and lightest in its class
- –Movie issues and no HD movie mode
- –Limited burst mode
- –More noise than other 2 cameras
Panasonic Lumix FX150
- +Full white balance control
- +Fast performance
- +RAW image mode
- +High definition 720p movie mode
- –No separate rear control dial
- –Detail smudging above ISO 400
Conclusion
To conclude, I would say the Panasonic Lumix FX150 is the winner here (though the other two cameras are still choices to consider) – it’s an all-rounder in overall feature set and performance: good image quality, speedy to use, is the only one of the three to have a HD 720p movie mode and most importantly, has two huge features which put it on top of the competition: RAW mode and full white balance controls. Just watch out for detail smudging at ISO speeds above 400, or work around that by shooting in RAW.
Here’s my review of the Nikon Coolpix S620, a stylish 12 megapixel compact with a 4X optical zoom lens, 2.7 inch LCD and an array of Nikon’s latest bells and whistles. Also, do visit the Nikon Coolpix S620 photo gallery for full-sized, unedited photos taken straight out of the camera. The full review of the Coolpix S620 awaits after the jump.
Check out the Coolpix S620 review
Here’s the Nikon Coolpix S620 Photo Gallery containing full-sized pictures taken by the camera. Be sure to check out the Nikon Coolpix S620 review as well.
Enter the Nikon Coolpix S620 gallery