Canon SX120 IS vs Panasonic DMC-ZS3

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SX120 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)

Better macro capability

1 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens

Faster max shutter speed

1/2500s

1/2000s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Canon SX120 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

Much better wide angle

25 mm

36 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Significantly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8.6 MP

Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Smaller

103x60x33 mm

111x71x45 mm

More than 40% smaller

Larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm

More than 10% larger sensor

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Slightly more zoom

12x

10x

More than 40% more zoom

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Shoots slightly faster

2.3 fps

0.9 fps

More than 2.5x faster continuous shooting

Thinner

1.3"

1.8"

Around 30% thinner

Lighter

229 g

285 g

Around 20% lighter

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the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

54	vs	62
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

Poor movies

SX120 IS:	480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZS3:	720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Slow continuous shooting

SX120 IS:	0.9 fps
DMC-ZS3:	2.3 fps

	No high speed movie support
	Not supported

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$195 - $328

Has a built-in GPS

Records higher quality movies

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

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

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a built-in GPS

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$130 - $233

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$305 - $379

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369

Has a significantly wider aperture

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Significantly narrower aperture

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $199

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Significantly narrower aperture

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$227 - $230

Much better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500

Much better wide angle

Has a flip-out screen

Smaller screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Travel zoom

Larger sensor

Higher true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX110 IS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$170 - $271

More zoom

Better wide angle

Lower resolution screen

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$235 - $298

Slightly lighter

Significantly smaller screen

Lower resolution screen

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$285 - $361

Has a GPS

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

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Much wider aperture

Records high-speed movies

Worse wide angle

Less zoom

Compare the PowerShot SD4000 IS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$289 - $328

Has a GPS

Higher resolution movies

No boost ISO

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Lumix DMC-ZS3

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Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

performance Which camera has better performance? Cast your vote!

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Canon Powershot S100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

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