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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290
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Compact
February, 2009 |
As well as being compared against other compacts, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 is also often compared to mirrorless, ultra compacts, travel zooms and pro digicams. The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290's top rivals come from Sony (such as the NEX-5N and the Cybershot W570) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix S3300 and the Coolpix P7100)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W290 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (28 mm vs 34 mm) and has a slightly larger screen (3.0" vs 2.7").
However, on average it takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 12 MP), has a much smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm), significantly worse macro focusing (10 cm vs 4 cm), is older (february, 2009 vs january, 2010) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300
1 year older
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W300 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W300 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200
2 years older
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W200 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W200 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Nikon Coolpix S3300
2 years newer
$120
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Significant advantages of the S3300 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the S3300 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cybershot W510
2 years newer
$108 - $198
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Significant advantages of the W510 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the W510 (vs the DSC-W290)
common strengths of the W510 and DSC-W290
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Samsung PL170
2 years newer
$206 - $273
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Significant advantages of the PL170 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the PL170 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370
10 months newer
$169 - $211
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W370 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W370 (vs the DSC-W290)
common strengths of the DSC-W370 and DSC-W290
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W290 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), is slightly smaller (compact 98x57x23 mm vs mid size 113x68x33 mm), is thinner (0.9" vs 1.5"), is slightly lighter (167 g vs 310 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 920k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 16 MP), significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Sony NEX-5N
2 years newer
$598 - $600 (body only)
$698 - $700 18-55mm lens
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Significant advantages of the NEX-5N (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the NEX-5N (vs the DSC-W290)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2
1 year newer
$376 14-42mm lens
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Significant advantages of the DMC-GF2 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DMC-GF2 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W290 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (3.0" vs 2.7"), takes slightly higher resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 8.1 MP) and has a marginally larger sensor (1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/2.7), is slightly larger (compact 98x57x23 mm vs ultra compact 91x52x17 mm), lacks a built in panoramas, significantly worse macro focusing (10 cm vs 4 cm) and is older (february, 2009 vs february, 2011).
Sony Cybershot W570
2 years newer
$135
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Significant advantages of the W570 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the W570 (vs the DSC-W290)
common strengths of the W570 and DSC-W290
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1
5 months newer
$285
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Significant advantages of the DSC-WX1 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-WX1 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
10 months newer
$164 - $183
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W350 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W350 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310
10 months newer
$111 - $127
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W310 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W310 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
similar age
$477
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Significant advantages of the DSC-T90 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cybershot DSC-W530
2 years newer
$171
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W530 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W530 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W290 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact 98x57x23 mm vs compact 103x58x29 mm), is thinner (0.9" vs 1.1") and is slightly lighter (167 g vs 200 g).
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (5x vs 16x), has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 24 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps) and has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots).
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
3 years newer
$399
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Significant advantages of the DSC-HX20V (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690
3 years newer
$265 - $288
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Significant advantages of the DSC-W690 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-W690 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cybershot H70
2 years newer
$180
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Significant advantages of the H70 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the H70 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
1 year newer
$200 - $245
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Significant advantages of the DSC-H55 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-H55 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150
3 years newer
$249 - $250
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Significant advantages of the DSC-WX150 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-WX150 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v
1 year newer
$319 - $330
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Significant advantages of the DSC-HX9v (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the DSC-HX9v (vs the DSC-W290)
common strengths of the DSC-HX9v and DSC-W290
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Sony DSC-W290 compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (28 mm vs 35 mm), has a much larger screen (3.0" vs 1.8"), is slightly smaller (compact 98x57x23 mm vs mid size 114x77x45 mm), has better image stabilization (lens vs none) and takes much higher resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 3.1 MP).
However, on average it has a much smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm), doesn't shoot RAW, has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/2.8), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots) and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
Canon PowerShot S30
7 years older
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Significant advantages of the S30 (vs the DSC-W290)
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Nikon Coolpix P7100
2 years newer
$450
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Significant advantages of the P7100 (vs the DSC-W290)
Significant disadvantages of the P7100 (vs the DSC-W290)
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