Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
5.5 fps
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
280 ms shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 149 g vs 163 g
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Around 10% lighter
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH1

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag 280 ms vs 5100 ms
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18.2x less delay when taking photos
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
Size Slightly smaller 98x55x23 mm vs 95x56x24 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Canon PowerShot A3300 IS
56 vs 56
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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
A3300 IS:$129.00
DMC-FH1:$121.99
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Size Slightly smaller
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio P80

Pentax Optio P80

Compact

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Compact

$183

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$170 - $271

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Significantly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1

Compact

$142

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture

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