Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x57x21 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD790 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the SD790 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 92x57x21 mm vs 98x55x26 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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Around 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 3x
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More than 7x more zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Weight Lighter 158 g vs 195 g
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Around 20% lighter
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.3 fps vs 1.4 fps
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More than 60% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1. 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.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD790 IS:480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZR1:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Weight Much lighter
Screen size Much smaller screen
Thickness Slightly thicker
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Smaller
Screen size Much smaller screen
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

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