La la la, ultracompact cameras… A lot of stuff at dpr’s Photokina 2002 show report. It’s a shame that a lot of the camera’s I’m comparing don’t have start-up and shot-to-shot times.
| Minolta Dimage Xi | Casio EX-M1 | Fujifilm F402 | Sony DSC-FX77 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 37-111mm eq | 37mm eq | 39mm eq | 37mm eq |
| Aperture | f2.8-3.6 | f2.5 | f3.2 | f2.8 |
| Shutter | 2 – 1/1000 sec | 1/4 – 1/6400 sec | 1/4 – 1/2000s | 1/30 – 1/1000s |
| Sensitivity | ISO 50-400 | ? | ISO 200-400 (800-1600 @ 1MP) | ISO 100-400 |
| Res | 3.2MP | 1.3MP | 2.1MP (sCCD 4MP) | 4.0MP |
| Size | 85 x 72 x 20mm | 88 x 55 x 11.3mm | 77 x 69 x 22mm | 98.1 x 71.0 x 27.0mm |
| Weight | 130g | 87g | 125g | 185g |
| Startup | 1.2s | 1-2s | ? | <1s |
| S2S | ? | 0.6s | ? | ? |
| Extra | MP3 | macro | Bluetooth, Zeiss Lens, swivel | |
| Price | $350? | $300? | $350 | Unavailable in US |
Right now I’m tending toward the F402… f3.2 (slightly disappointing), but being able to shoot decent ISO 1600 (check out these sample pictures from a similar class imager? Tempting… The Sony probably has the best image quality (nice Carl Zeiss lens), and the Bluetooth/BIP support and swivel are very tempting, but it looks like it’s not available in the US right now (Japan and Europe only currently). Canon has a new IXUS coming out soon, I believe, but we’ll have to see. It’s unfortunate that none of these cameras use CF (the Canon does).