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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 vs Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
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Advantages of the Canon SX30 IS
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35x vs 24x
f/2.7 vs f/2.8
24 mm vs 25 mm
0 cm vs 1 cm
1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FZ150
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Yes vs No
1080p @ 60fps vs 720p @ 30fps
Yes vs No
CMOS vs CCD
Yes vs No
3.0" vs 2.7"
12 fps vs 1.1 fps
220 fps vs None
460k dots vs 230k dots
124x82x92 mm vs 123x92x108 mm
Yes vs No
6,400 ISO vs None
3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
3.6" vs 4.3"
528 g vs 601 g
$344.39 vs $452.76
30s vs 15s
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent digicams
Common Strengths
 | Flip-out screens |
| Great for movies |
 | Support external flash |
| Better lighting |
| Good macro capabilities | |||
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 | Both have digital viewfinders |
| Digital |
Common Weaknesses
| Quite thick | |||
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| Heavy | |||
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| One has boost ISO | |||
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 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
| Large | |||
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| Poor maximum light sensitivity | |||
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Compared to recent super zooms
Common Strengths
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Common Weaknesses
| Low resolution screens | |||
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| Poor zoom | |||
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competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon Powershot SX40
Super zoom
$349 - $405
 | Records movies in 24p |
| Is slightly larger |
Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Super zoom
$329 - $349
 | Has slightly better image quality |
| Has significantly more zoom |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
 | Has a slightly shorter battery life |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100
Super zoom
$225
| Is slightly less expensive |
| Slightly longer exposures |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
Canon Rebel T3i
Entry-level DSLR
$499 - $539 body only
$553 - $599 with 18-55mm lens
| Has much better image quality |
| Has a significantly higher resolution screen |
| Is slightly more expensive |
 | Lacks autofocus |
Nikon Coolpix P600
Super zoom
$300 - $349
| Has much more zoom |
| Has a significantly higher resolution screen |
| Doesn't support an external flash |
| Has a slightly shorter battery life |
Nikon D3200
Entry-level DSLR
$302 - $527 body only
$379 - $447 with 18-55mm lens
| Has much better image quality |
| Has a significantly higher resolution screen |
| Doesn't have a screen which flips out |
 | Doesn't have image stabilization |
Nikon D3100
Entry-level DSLR
$233 body only
$375 with 18-55mm lens
| Has much better image quality |
 | Takes much higher resolution photos |
| Doesn't have a screen which flips out |
| Doesn't have image stabilization |
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Super zoom
$449 - $533
| Much more zoom |
| Much higher resolution screen |
| Significantly narrower aperture |
| Slightly larger |
Nikon Coolpix P100
Super zoom
$320
| Higher resolution movies |
| Has a CMOS-family sensor |
| Worse image stabilization |
| Less zoom |
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Super zoom
| Smaller |
| Thinner |
| Worse wide angle |
| Less zoom |
Canon PowerShot SX510 HS
Super zoom
$207 - $209
| Supports 24p |
| Higher resolution movies |
| Significantly narrower aperture |
| Screen does not flip out |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
Super zoom
$344 - $598
| Has in-camera HDR |
| Significantly longer battery life |
| Larger |
| Thicker |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70
Super zoom
$298
| Much more zoom |
| Better wide angle |
| Lacks an external mic jack |
| Significantly larger |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Pro digicam
$714 - $898
| Higher resolution movies |
| Much higher true resolution |
| Doesn't take 3D photos |
| Significantly larger |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
Super zoom
| Has in-camera HDR |
| Longer battery life |
| Doesn't take 3D photos |
| Lower resolution movies |
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