An In-Depth Look at 4 Ultra-compact Digicams
by Stephen Caston on July 18, 2005 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Digital Camera
Battery Performance
Our general method for battery testing is to reset the camera to its default settings and change the recording mode to the highest quality option. Then, we take 5 pictures without the flash and 2 pictures with the flash until the battery is dead. For more information on our battery test, please refer to our Testing Procedures page.| Battery | Number of shots taken in one battery charge | |
| Sony DSC-T33 | 3.7V 680mAh | 1,050 |
| Canon PowerShot SD400 | 3.7V 730mAh | 936 |
| Olympus IR-300 | 3.7V 660mAh | 745 |
| Nikon Coolpix S1 | 3.7V 680mAh | 717 |
All 4 cameras put in a good performance in our battery test. However, it is clear from the comparison above that the Sony DSC-T33 and Canon PowerShot SD400 took significantly more images than the Olympus IR-300 and the Nikon Coolpix S1. We have included the capacity of each camera's battery in the table above, which helps to explain some of the performance differences.
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yacoub - Monday, July 18, 2005 - link
Still strikes me as a bit odd for a PC hardware site to be reviewing cameras but that's a pretty decent review. I still prefer the Canon image clarity and quality even though the images are slightly 'cooler' in color.You've also beaten DPReview to a Full Review, so props for that. :)
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/
EdvardGrieg - Monday, July 18, 2005 - link
Nice review, but if you're looking at super compact cameras shouldn't including Casio and Pentax be required?Dennis Travis - Monday, July 18, 2005 - link
Great review. Thanks so much. It helped me make a desicion on which 5MP to purchace. Thanks again and keep up the great work.Jedi2155 - Monday, July 18, 2005 - link
I liked my SD300 & S400 till I got my hands on my friends Nikon D70 SLR. Wow. The difference is amazing. The shutter sound is like manly. As well as the focus, is far better. I truly think the 100% price increase is worth it :). canon's SD series is still great though.sprockkets - Monday, July 18, 2005 - link
those canons are niceI first saw how fast they can take pics opposed to my older nikon, I couldn't believe it. Oh well, there is a reason for me to upgrade...