Canon PowerShot
SX200 IS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS3
SX200 IS
DMC-ZS3
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon SX200 IS |
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Better macro capability | 0 cm | vs | 3 cm |  |
Almost the same | ||||
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Cheaper | $248.90 | vs | $348.00 | |
The best price we've seen is $99 cheaper (around 40% less) | ||||
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Lighter | 220 g | vs | 229 g | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Significantly faster max shutter speed | 1/3200s | vs | 1/2000s | |
60% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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Slightly higher resolution | 9.8 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZS3 |
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Better wide-angle | 25 mm | vs | 28 mm | |
More than 10% better wide-angle | ||||
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Higher resolution screen | 460k dots | vs | 230k dots | |
2x higher resolution screen | ||||
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Smaller | 103x60x33 mm | vs | 103x61x38 mm | |
Around 20% smaller | ||||
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Has boost ISO | 6,400 ISO | vs | None | |
Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image | ||||
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Significantly thinner | 1.3" | vs | 1.5" | |
Around 20% thinner | ||||
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Supports continuous shooting | 2.3 fps | vs | None | |
Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession | ||||
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Slightly wider aperture | f/3.3 | vs | f/3.4 | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Much longer exposures | 60s | vs | 15s | |
4x longer exposures | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent compacts
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products. |
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $227 - $288 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $278 - $399 |
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Canon PowerShot SX210 ISTravel zoom $294 - $350 |
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Canon PowerShot S90Pro digicam $334 - $424 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5Travel zoom $350 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Travel zoom $212 - $230 |
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Nikon Coolpix S8000Travel zoom $247 - $300 |
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors |
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No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS. |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3Travel zoom $209 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20Travel zoom $158 - $200 |
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