As well as being compared against other compacts, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-F2 is also often compared to ultra compacts, mirrorless and travel zooms. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-F2's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-FH2 and the Lumix DMC-GF5) and Canon (such as the PowerShot SX270 HS)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-F2 compared to other compact competitors include: it is newer (january 2010 vs may 2007) and much longer exposures (60 seconds vs 8 seconds).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (33 mm vs 28 mm), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens) and takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 12 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-F2 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it is slightly lighter (136 g vs 165 g) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (33 mm vs 28 mm), is slightly larger (compact (98×55×25 mm) vs ultra compact (94×54×19 mm)), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), is older (january 2010 vs january 2011) and is thicker (1" vs 0.7").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-F2 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it is thinner (1" vs 1.5") and is slightly lighter (136 g vs 267 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (848 x 480 @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 920k dots), doesn't have a touch screen and has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.13x4.6mm vs four thirds 17.3x13mm).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-F2 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.5), is significantly smaller (compact (98×55×25 mm) vs compact (106×63×33 mm)), is thinner (1" vs 1.3"), is significantly lighter (136 g vs 233 g) and much longer exposures (60 seconds vs 15 seconds).
However, on average it has slightly less zoom (4x vs 20x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (33 mm vs 25 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 461k dots) and doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens).
