Canon SD780 IS vs Panasonic DMC-ZS7

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Advantages of the Canon SD780 IS

Much smaller

87x56x18 mm

103x60x33 mm

2.3x smaller

Has a viewfinder

Tunnel

None

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

Much thinner

0.7"

1.3"

Around 50% thinner

Significantly lighter

160 g

218 g

Around 30% lighter

Slightly wider aperture

f/3.2

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SD780 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

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

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the Canon SD780 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

Much better wide angle

25 mm

33 mm

More than 20% better wide angle

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Significantly more zoom

12x

More than 15.5x more zoom

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

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

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

58	vs	48
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD780 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 travel zoom.

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similarities

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

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a much wider aperture

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Has a slightly wider aperture

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Much better wide angle

Much larger screen

No viewfinder

Larger

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Lower resolution movies

No viewfinder

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Much better wide angle

Larger screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the PowerShot A1300 vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

No viewfinder

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Ultra compact

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

No viewfinder

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SD940 IS vs the PowerShot SD780 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Higher resolution movies

More zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

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-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

More zoom

Better wide angle

Lower resolution screen

No built-in GPS

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

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Higher resolution movies

More zoom

No built-in GPS

Compare the Lumix ZS15 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

Much larger

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

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Canon PowerShotSD780 IS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZS7

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD780 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

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Canon PowerShot
SD780 IS
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DMC-ZS7