Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Casio Exilim EX-S12 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
290 ms shutter lag
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Casio Exilim EX-S12

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-S12

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Weight
Light-weight
111 g

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-S12

Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the EX-S12's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Size Smaller 95x60x23 mm vs 100x56x28 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 111 g vs 178 g
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Around 40% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.1"
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Around 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
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 1/2s
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120x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact 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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
EX-S12:720p @ 24fps
DMC-FH20:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
EX-S12:36 mm
DMC-FH20:28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is significantly heavier

Casio Exilim EX-S12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Ultra compact

Size Significantly smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Compact

$85 - $88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports 24p No 24p support
Casio Exilim EX-ZS6

Casio Exilim ZS6

Compact

$154

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Placeholder

Olympus D-490 Zoom

Digicam

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Much larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Continuous shooting Shoots slower

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