Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Canon PowerShot A1300 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Zoom
Great zoom
12x
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Canon PowerShot A1200

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A1200

True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon A1200

Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
Help
Get that real film feel
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the A1200's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
Help
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Lowest price Much cheaper $70.50 vs $297.99
Help
The best price we've seen is $227 cheaper (4.2x less)
Weight Lighter 185 g vs 214 g
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More than 10% lighter
Size Slightly smaller 99x63x30 mm vs 103x60x32 mm
Help
Almost the same
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Help
Almost the same
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.2" vs 1.3"
Help
Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1300s
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Around 20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS5

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Zoom Significantly more zoom 12x vs 4x
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9x more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.3 fps vs 1 fps
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Around 2.5x faster continuous shooting
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 340 ms vs 550 ms
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Around 40% less delay when taking photos
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
A1200:1/1600s
DMC-ZS5:1/1300s
Thickness Quite thick Help
A1200:1.2"
DMC-ZS5:1.3"
Weight Heavy Help
A1200:185 g
DMC-ZS5:214 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Size Large Help
A1200:99x63x30 mm
DMC-ZS5:103x60x32 mm
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
A1200:720p @ 24fps
DMC-ZS5:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is much smaller
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot A1200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Size Significantly smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Supports 24p No 24p support
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Supports 24p No 24p support
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A800

Compact

$84 - $90

Size Smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Digicam

$88

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
Aperture Narrower aperture

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$170 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Thickness Slightly thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom More zoom
Thickness Slightly thicker
Weight Slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$291 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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Canon PowerShot A1200 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

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