Canon 100 HS vs Panasonic DMC-FH20

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Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the 100 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Significantly smaller

93x55x19 mm

100x56x28 mm

More than 30% smaller

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

Around 30% thinner

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The 100 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Lighter

140 g

178 g

More than 20% lighter

Cheaper

$105.00

$164.99

The best price we've seen is $60 cheaper (around 40% less)

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the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

More zoom

4x more zoom

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Shoots slightly faster

4.6 fps

3.4 fps

Around 40% faster continuous shooting

Faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FH20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

70	vs	51
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Snapsort recommends the Canon ELPH 100 HS. 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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Canon 100 HS vs Canon 500 HS

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One person recommends the Canon 500 HS:

" The Canon 500 HS is better for low light but the Canon 100 HS has a faster shutter."

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Inexpensive

100 HS:	$105.00
DMC-FH20:	$164.99

Slow max shutter speed

100 HS:	1/1500s
DMC-FH20:	1/1600s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a faster max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Is thicker

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Is slightly more expensive

Lacks boost light sensitivity

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a faster max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Slightly shorter exposures

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Much more shutter lag

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Significantly better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Can create panoramas in-camera

Higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$160 - $200

Lighter

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH25 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Significantly larger screen

Has a touch screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH22 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Wider aperture

Smaller

Less zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH3 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Significantly smaller

Wider aperture

Less zoom

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH2 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

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Canon ELPH100 HS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FH20

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

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