Canon SD4000 IS vs Panasonic DMC-ZS3

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD4000 IS

Much wider aperture

f/2.0

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SD4000 IS'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 SD4000 IS'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

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the Canon SD4000 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

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

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the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

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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 ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Records higher quality movies

Takes much higher resolution photos

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

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 PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Has a much larger sensor

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Much slower max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Much narrower aperture

Slower max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Travel zoom

$139 - $343

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Much narrower aperture

Much worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

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 PowerShot SD4000 IS

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 PowerShot SD4000 IS

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Higher resolution movies

More zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Slightly smaller

Lighter

Significantly smaller screen

Lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Has a GPS

Lighter

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

More zoom

Better wide angle

Lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

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Canon PowerShotSD4000 IS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZS3

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

recommendations

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD4000 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

recommendations

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot S90

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

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Canon PowerShot
SD4000 IS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS3