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Home / Digital cameras 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 Best Ultrazoom compact cameras Name Score Price C Nikon Coolpix P80 78% $350 FujiFilm FinePix S8100fd 72% $360 FujiFilm Finepix S8000fd 68% $400 Olympus SP-570UZ 68% $440 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 66% $320 Olympus SP-560UZ 65% $350 Casio Exilim EX-FH20 61% $600 Click here to see full and advanced chart »     TOP STORIES Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 review   Olympus SP-565 UZ vs. Canon SX10 IS in ultra zoom camera duel   Canon SX110 IS vs. Fujifilm S2000HD vs. Kodak Z1015 IS in superzoom duel Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T77 vs. Fujifilm FinePix Z200FD in stylish camera duel   Casio Exilim EX-FH20 review   Digital camera model names and numbers explained DIGITAL CAMERA RESOURCE CENTER DSLR   Standard compacts   Superzoom Ultrazoom   Wide-angle compacts   Upcoming cameras Canon   Casio   Fujifilm Nikon   Olympus   Panasonic Pentax   Samsung   More... » Top 15 by megapixels 14 MP, 12 MP, 11 MP, 10 MP, 9 MP, 8 MP, 7 MP, 6 MP » Search (New!) Search by digital camera features » Manual comparison (New!) Select up to 4 digital cameras side-by-side » By release September 2008, Q4 2008 » Ask The Editors Have a question? Ask The Editors! NOW IN DIGITAL CAMERAS Canon PowerShot SD990 IS review   Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77 review   Canon SD770 review   Samsung TL34HD review   Olympus SP-565 UZ vs. Canon SX10 IS in ultra zoom camera duel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 review Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 video review Canon SX110 IS vs. Fujifilm S2000HD vs. Kodak Z1015 IS in superzoom duel Next 25 stories MUST READ CELL PHONES» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated LAPTOPS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated CAMERAS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated MP3 players» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated INTERNET TABLETS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated GPS NAVIGATORS HDTVs CAMCORDERS

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