As well as being compared against other super zooms, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2 is also often compared to waterproofs, compacts and entry-level DSLRs. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2's top rivals come from Fujifilm (such as the FinePix Z37) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-U60)
Generally, compared to other super zoom competitors the Panasonic DMC-FZ2 has a slightly smaller screen (1.5" vs 1.8"), takes slightly lower resolution photos (1.9 MP vs 4.9 MP) and is older (august 2003 vs february 2005).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FZ2 compared to waterproof competitors include: it has a significantly larger screen (1.5" vs 1"), has image stabilization (lens vs none), is newer (august 2003 vs may 2003) and has a viewfinder (digital vs none).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 33 mm), is thicker (3.3" vs 1.7"), is slightly heavier (350 g vs 200 g) and is not waterproof.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FZ2 compared to compact competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), has a viewfinder (digital vs none) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1000 of a second).
However, on average it has a much smaller screen (1.5" vs 2.7"), is much larger (prosumer size (114×70×83 mm) vs compact (90×58×24 mm)), takes significantly lower resolution photos (1.9 MP vs 9.8 MP), is older (august 2003 vs july 2009) and is thicker (3.3" vs 0.9").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FZ2 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), is much smaller (prosumer size (114×70×83 mm) vs prosumer size (125×96×77 mm)) and is slightly lighter (350 g vs 505 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (320 x 240 @ 10fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much smaller screen (1.5" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (114k dots vs 921k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (1.9 MP vs 24.1 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
