As well as being compared against other travel zooms, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25 is also often compared to boutiques, super zooms, ultra compacts, mirrorless, pro digicams, waterproofs and compacts. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-ZS100 (Lumix DMC-TZ100) and the Lumix TZ30) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix A900 and the Coolpix P310)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to other travel zoom competitors include: it has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a significantly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 25,600 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (10 fps vs 50 fps).
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to boutique competitors include: it has way more more zoom (16x vs 3.1x), is slightly smaller (compact (105×58×33 mm) vs mid size (115×66×55 mm)), is thinner (1.3" vs 2.2"), is slightly lighter (208 g vs 393 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it has a much narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/1.7), has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.17x4.55mm vs four thirds 17.3x13mm), is older (january 2012 vs september 2014) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (105×58×33 mm) vs professional size (123×87×106 mm)), shoots faster continuously (10 fps vs 3.8 fps), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD), is thinner (1.3" vs 4.2") and is slightly lighter (208 g vs 595 g).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), is older (january 2012 vs january 2013), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital) and doesn't support an external flash.
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has slightly more zoom (16x vs 3x), has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 38 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), has a slightly higher resolution screen (460k dots vs 230k dots) and has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it is significantly larger (compact (105×58×33 mm) vs ultra compact (91×52×20 mm)), is thicker (1.3" vs 0.8") and is significantly heavier (208 g vs 116 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 60fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has image stabilization (lens vs none), has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/500 of a second) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it has a significantly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 19.8 MP), doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't record movies in 24p and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has slightly more zoom (16x vs 4.2x), is slightly less expensive ($212.93 vs $451.42) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower aperture (f/3.3 vs f/1.8), has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 12,800 ISO), doesn't have a touch screen and has slightly fewer focus points (23 vs 99).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to waterproof competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/3.3 vs f/3.9), has slightly more zoom (16x vs 4x), shoots faster continuously (10 fps vs 1.3 fps), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/1300 of a second).
However, on average it is slightly larger (compact (105×58×33 mm) vs super compact (101×58×19 mm)), doesn't have a screen which flips out, is older (january 2012 vs february 2015), is thicker (1.3" vs 0.7") and is not waterproof.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic TZ25 compared to compact competitors include: it has slightly more zoom (16x vs 4x), has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 33 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 1.8"), has better image stabilization (lens vs none) and slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 1,000 ISO).
However, on average it is slightly larger (compact (105×58×33 mm) vs compact (89×59×24 mm)), is thicker (1.3" vs 0.9"), is slightly heavier (208 g vs 139 g), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel) and slightly shorter exposures (15 seconds vs 60 seconds).
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