Canon S5 IS vs Panasonic DMC-ZS8

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Advantages of the Canon S5 IS

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the S5 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Better macro capability

0 cm

3 cm

Almost the same

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

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the Canon S5 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS8

Much better wide angle

24 mm

36 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Significantly smaller

105x58x33 mm

117x80x78 mm

3.6x smaller

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Much lighter

210 g

550 g

2.6x lighter

More zoom

16x

12x

Around 80% more zoom

Larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm

More than 10% larger sensor

Significantly thinner

1.3"

3.1"

2.4x thinner

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

Faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/3200s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Panasonic DMC-ZS8

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

31	vs	42
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Fast max shutter speeds

S5 IS:	1/3200s
DMC-ZS8:	1/4000s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Slow continuous shooting

S5 IS:	1.5 fps
DMC-ZS8:	1.9 fps

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Low resolution screens

S5 IS:	207k dots
DMC-ZS8:	230k dots

Poor movies

S5 IS:	480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZS8:	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Much better wide angle

Much more zoom

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

Larger

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX20 IS vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

Significantly narrower aperture

Screen does not flip out

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No image stabilization

Screen does not flip out

Compare the Rebel T2i vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No image stabilization

Larger

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the PowerShot S5 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Higher resolution movies

Has a touch screen

Significantly more expensive

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Higher resolution movies

Takes 3D photos

More expensive

Compare the Lumix ZS15 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Higher resolution screen

Has a GPS

Less zoom

Worse wide angle

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Much higher resolution screen

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Significantly worse wide angle

No boost ISO

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS8

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Canon PowerShotS5 IS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S5 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon S5 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS8

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T3i

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

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Canon PowerShot
S5 IS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS8