Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Casio Exilim EX-G1

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Runner-up

Casio Exilim EX-G1

Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-G1

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 104x64x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
154 g
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-G1

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The EX-G1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Size Slightly smaller 104x64x20 mm vs 98x55x26 mm
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Around 10% smaller
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 3 fps vs 2.3 fps
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More than 30% faster continuous shooting
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
Weight Slightly lighter 154 g vs 158 g
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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 38 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZR1's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 848 x 480 @ 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
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1250s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-G1 Casio Exilim EX-G1
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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 waterproof with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
EX-G1:848 x 480 @ 30fps
DMC-ZR1:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Casio Exilim EX-G1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Significantly larger
Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

Waterproof

$114 - $159

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger
Olympus TG-620

Olympus TG-620

Waterproof

$305 - $324

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Olympus Stylus Tough-3000

Waterproof

$188

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Larger
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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