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Home / Photography / Digital camera model names and numbers explained By Sindre Lia, 15 September 2008 One of our readers is stuck in digital camera model names and numbers. Let's turn it all into something that makes sense. We've put together a quick list of the current camera lineups from Canon, Nikon, Panasonic and Sony. As always, there are some products that border-lines to more than one key segment, but this will hopefully be of help anyway: Canon Performance cameras: Powershot G9 (12MP, 1/1.7" CCD sensor) PowerShot S5 IS / SX110 IS / SX100 IS (Superzoom) Stylish point-and-shoot cameras: PowerShot SD790 IS / SD770 IS / SD750 PowerShot SD1100 IS / SD1000 PowerShot SD870 IS PowerShot SD890 IS / SD950 IS / SD850 IS Compact point-and-shoot cameras: PowerShot A2000 IS PowerShot A650 IS / A720 IS PowerShot A1000 IS / A590 IS / A570 IS PowerShot A630 / A580 / A560 PowerShot A470 / A460 Entry-level point-and-shoot camera: PowerShot E1 Nikon Performance cameras Coolpix P6000 / P5100 Coolpix P80 (Ultrazoom) Coolpix P60 / P50 Stylish point-and-shoot cameras (c = Wi-Fi) Coolpix S710 (14MP, 1/1.72" CCD sensor) Coolpix S610c / S610 / S600 Coolpix S560 (Wide-angle) / S550 Coolpix S60 Coolpix S520 / S210 Coolpix S52c / S52 Entry-level point-and-shoot camera Coolpix L18 Panasonic Performance cameras DMC-FZ50 / FZ28 / FZ18 (Ultrazoom) DMC-TZ50 / TZ25 / TZ5 / TZ4 (Superzoom) DMC-LX3 / LX2 (Creative Wide-angle) DMC-FX37 / FX35 (720p recording) DMC-FX500 (Touchscreen, 720p recording) DMC-FX150 (14MP, 1/1.72" CCD sensor) DMC-FX55 Compact point-and-shoot cameras: DMC-FS20 / FS5 / FS3 Entry-level point-and-shoot cameras DMC-LS80 DMC-LZ10 / LZ8 Sony Performance cameras (H = High zoom) DSC-H50 / H10 Stylish point-and-shoot cameras (T = Touchscreen) DSC-T2 (4GB) DSC-T300 DSC-T500 (720p recording) DSC-T700 / T70 / T77 Compact point-and-shoot cameras (W = Wide-angle) DSC-W300 / W170 / W150 / W120 Entry-level point-and-shoot cameras (S = Standard) DSC-S730 / S780 / S750 TOP 5 PERFORMANCE CAMERAS Name Score Price Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 84% $670 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 82% $600 Canon PowerShot G12 80% $500 Olympus E-P2 80% - Olympus E-PL1 80% $600 EXPAND PERFORMANCE CAMERA CHART » TOP 5 P&S CAMERAS Name Score Price Canon PowerShot S95 78% $400 Canon PowerShot SX230 HS 76% $350 Nikon Coolpix S9100 75% $330 Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS 74% $325 Nikon Coolpix S8100 74% $300 EXPAND P&S CAMERA CHART » TOP 5 DSLR CAMERAS Name Score Price Nikon D7000 89% $1200 Nikon D700 89% $3000 Pentax K-r 88% $800 Canon EOS 5D Mark II 88% $2700 Pentax K-7 87% $1300 EXPAND DSLR CAMERA CHART »     SHARE THIS PAGE Tweet       PHOTOGRAPHY Product Guide   Photo Corner   Video Corner HOTTEST DSLR Cameras   Performance Cameras   Point-and-Shoot Cameras TOP STORIES Nikon Coolpix P500 Review   Canon EOS Rebel T3i Review   Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS Review Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Review   Nikon D7000 Review   Pentax K-r Review Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Review   Nikon Coolpix P7000 Review   Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Review NEW DIGITAL CAMERA RELEASES Canon EOS Rebel T3i Nikon Coolpix P500 Nikon Coolpix S9100 Fujifilm Finepix HS20 EXR Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS PHOTOGRAPHY HEADLINES Fujifilm Finepix HS20 EXR Review   Panasonic HDC-HS900 Review   Nikon D5100 DSLR Camera Unveiled   Nikon Coolpix S9100 Review   Nikon Coolpix P500 Review Canon EOS Rebel T3i Review Canon PowerShot Elph 500 HS Review Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Review Olympus XZ-1 Review MOBILITY EDITION Check out infoSync Mobility, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the mobile world.   PHOTOGRAPHY EDITION Check out infoSync Photography, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the photo world.   GADGETS EDITION Check out infoSync Gadgets, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the world of gadgets.   DIGITAL HOME EDITION Check out infoSync Digital Home, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the CE world.

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