Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

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"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 is a basic compact megazoom with very good photo quality and shooting performance for its class, as well as long battery life."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the DMC-ZS8's overall-performance
"Video quality is good, on par with an HD pocket video camera"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the DMC-ZS8's video-quality

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Zoom
Great zoom
20x
Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the SX10 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 20x vs 16x
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Around 60% more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 3 cm
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Almost the same
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS8

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Size Much smaller 105x58x33 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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4.9x smaller
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Weight Much lighter 210 g vs 600 g
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2.9x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 1.3" vs 3.4"
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2.6x thinner
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
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.9 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 2.5x faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/3200s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
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Green arrow 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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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX10 IS:1/3200s
DMC-ZS8:1/4000s
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX10 IS:0.7 fps
DMC-ZS8:1.9 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX10 IS:480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZS8:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Olympus SZ-10

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Movie format Higher resolution movies
3D Takes 3D photos
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle

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