Top 5 Compact Cameras

Summary

This pocket-size camera shoots excellent image quality and offers great controls.

Will the flashy looks of the Canon IXUS 220 HS fail to impress us or will it actually surprise us with its decent set of features?

Want to upload those captured moments to Facebook or your videos to YouTube in a jiffy? Give this Wi-Fi enabled camera a try.

Will the IXUS 310 HS – a full touchscreen camera – manage to ward of stiff competition from entry-level DSLR cameras?

A minor but effective upgrade over its predecessor the SX130 IS.

PCWorld Rating
88 Very Good
79 Good
77 Good
77 Good
76 Good
Price (Rs.)
26,990
14,995
17,990
20,995
13,575

Features & Specifications

Optical Zoom

3.8x

5x

7x

4.4x

12x

Optical Image Stabilization

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sensor Pixels

10MP

12.1MP

14.2MP

12.1MP

14.1 MP

Screen size, pixels

3-inch, TFT LCD

2.7-inch, 262k

3.7-inch, WVGA, AMOLED resistive touch screen

3.2-inch, 461K

3-inch, 236K

Focal Length

28mm- 105mm (35mm equivalent)

24mm -120mm (35mm equivalent)

31- 217mm (35mm equivalent)

24mm -120mm (35mm equivalent)

28mm -336mm (35mm equivalent)

ISO

80 / 100 / 125 / 160 / 200 / 250 / 320 / 400 / 500 / 640 / 800 / 1000 / 1250 / 1600 / 2000 / 2500 / 3200

100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200

80/ 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200

100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200

80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600

Maximum Video Captured Resolution

1,280 x 720 pixels at 24 fps with stereo sound

1920 x 1080 at 24fps

1,280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps with stereo sound

1920 x 1080 at 23fps

1280 x 720 at 30fps

Performance

Auto Focus Speed

Very Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Image Quality (Outdoor in soft sunlight)

Excellent

Very Good

Very Good

Excellent

Good

Image Quality (Indoor Low light)

Very Good

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Image Quality At ISO 200

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Very good

Image Quality At ISO 400

Very Good

Very Good

Average

Very Good

Good

Indoor with auto-flash

Very Good

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Good

Video recording

Very Good

Good

Good

Good

Very Good

Battery Life

Average

Fair

Fair

Poor

Excellent

Image Quality (Indoor Low light)

Good