Canon PowerShot
SD1200 IS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS3
SD1200 IS
DMC-ZS3
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3. 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. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon SD1200 IS |
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Much smaller | 86x55x22 mm | vs | 103x60x33 mm |  |
Around 2x smaller | ||||
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Wider aperture | f/2.8 | vs | f/3.3 | |
At its widest zoom, the SD1200 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops) | ||||
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Much lighter | 120 g | vs | 229 g | |
More than 90% lighter | ||||
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Has a viewfinder | Tunnel | vs | None | |
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off | ||||
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Much thinner | 0.9" | vs | 1.3" | |
50% thinner | ||||
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Cheaper | $137.99 | vs | $286.95 | |
The best price we've seen is $149 cheaper (more than 2x less) | ||||
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Slightly higher resolution | 9.8 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZS3 |
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Much more zoom | 12x | vs | 3x | |
16x more zoom | ||||
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Much better wide-angle | 25 mm | vs | 35 mm | |
40% better wide-angle | ||||
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Much larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.5" | |
More than 20% larger screen | ||||
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Higher resolution movies | 720p @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | |
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video | ||||
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Higher resolution screen | 460k dots | vs | 230k dots | |
2x higher resolution screen | ||||
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Has boost ISO | 6,400 ISO | vs | None | |
Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image | ||||
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Supports continuous shooting | 2.3 fps | vs | None | |
Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession | ||||
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Much longer exposures | 60s | vs | 15s | |
4x longer exposures | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/2000s | vs | 1/1500s | |
More than 30% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent compacts
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20Travel zoom $145 - $200 |
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Canon PowerShot SD940 ISUltra compact $172 - $263 |
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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Competitors |
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Nikon Coolpix S3000Compact $105 - $150 |
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Canon PowerShot A3100 ISCompact $149 - $180 |
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Canon PowerShot SD1400 ISUltra compact $225 - $250 |
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Canon PowerShot SD780 ISUltra compact $149 - $265 |
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Canon PowerShot A1100 ISCompact $136 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $222 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $275 - $400 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3Travel zoom $209 - $300 |
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Canon PowerShot S90Pro digicam $340 - $391 |
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Canon PowerShot SX210 ISTravel zoom $329 - $350 |
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