Canon IXUS 300 HS vs Panasonic DMC-TZ7

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 300 HS

Much wider aperture

f/2.0

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the IXUS 300 HS's lens captures much more light (1.4 f-stops)

Significantly smaller

100x54x23 mm

103x60x33 mm

Around 40% smaller

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Significantly thinner

0.9"

1.3"

More than 30% thinner

Significantly lighter

175 g

229 g

More than 20% lighter

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The IXUS 300 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots slightly faster

3.7 fps

2.3 fps

More than 60% faster continuous shooting

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/2500s

1/2000s

20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon IXUS 300 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Significantly more zoom

12x

3.8x

More than 10x more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

	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

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$163 - $228

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the IXUS 300 HS

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Records higher quality movies

Takes much higher resolution photos

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the IXUS 300 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the IXUS 300 HS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Has a much larger sensor

Significantly higher boost light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the IXUS 300 HS

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Has a much larger sensor

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the IXUS 300 HS

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Pro digicam

$320 - $356

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the IXUS 310 HS vs the IXUS 300 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Much narrower aperture

Slower max shutter speed

Compare the IXUS 230 HS vs the IXUS 300 HS

Canon Digital IXUS 1000 HS

Travel zoom

$299 - $384

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Much narrower aperture

Much worse wide angle

Compare the Digital IXUS 1000 HS vs the IXUS 300 HS

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Much larger sensor

Supports 24p

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Larger

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the IXUS 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Much narrower aperture

Much larger

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the IXUS 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix TZ30 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

Higher resolution movies

More zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Travel zoom

$241 - $250

Slightly smaller

Lighter

Significantly smaller screen

Lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ8 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$650

Has a GPS

Lighter

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ10 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

More zoom

Better wide angle

Lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

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Canon IXUS300 HS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-TZ7

Canon IXUS 300 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

recommendations

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 300 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

recommendations

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot S90

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon IXUS 300 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon Digital IXUS 1000 HS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

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Canon IXUS
300 HS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-TZ7