The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX1 is mostly gets compared to super zooms and compacts. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX1's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-FZ100 and the Lumix DMC-FX3) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix P340)
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX1 is mostly gets compared to super zooms and compacts. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX1's top rivals come from Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-FZ100 and the Lumix DMC-FX3) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix P340)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX1 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly lighter (185 g vs 539 g).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 25 mm), has a much smaller screen (1.5" vs 3"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (114k dots vs 460k dots), takes significantly lower resolution photos (3.1 MP vs 9.8 MP) and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (4 fps vs 11 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX1 compared to compact competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1500 of a second).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 24 mm), has a much smaller screen (1.5" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (114k dots vs 921k dots), takes significantly lower resolution photos (3.1 MP vs 9.8 MP) and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).