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
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Casio Exilim EX-Z35

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z35

Size
Really small
Super compact 99x57x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
124 g

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z35

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the EX-Z35's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Size Smaller 99x57x20 mm vs 98x55x26 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The EX-Z35's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 124 g vs 158 g
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More than 20% lighter
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
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
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
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 3x
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Around 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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Casio Exilim EX-Z35
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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 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
Screen size Very small screens Help
EX-Z35:2.5"
DMC-ZR1:2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
EX-Z35:848 x 480 @ 30fps
DMC-ZR1:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-Z16

Casio Exilim EX-Z16

Compact

$139

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Weight Heavier
Olympus VG-110

Olympus VG110

Ultra compact

$88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980

Compact

Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much 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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