Updated (May, 2011): Compare the Canon IXUS 220 HS vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

60

Reasons to buy the Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
340 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

55

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
310 ms shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon 130 IS

Size Smaller 92x56x18 mm vs 98x55x24 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 133 g vs 165 g
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Around 20% lighter
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
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Almost the same
Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS Learn more about
the Canon 130 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS11

Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 8x faster continuous shooting
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
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FS11
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS
60 vs 55
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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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
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
130 IS:1/1500s
DMC-FS11:1/1600s
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
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 Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
130 IS:4x
DMC-FS11:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Shutter lag Has much more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS

Ultra compact

$241

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon IXUS 125 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Longest exposure Shorter max exposures
Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Ultra compact

$276

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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-FH8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
True resolution Lower true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wide angle Better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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