Samsung PL120

55

Winner

Samsung PL120

Reasons to buy the Samsung PL120

Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Casio Exilim EX-Z35

50

Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z35

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Casio Exilim EX-Z35 over the Samsung PL120.

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z35

Movie format Shoots movies 848 x 480 @ 30fps vs None
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Shoots standard resolution video as well as still pictures
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)
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Samsung PL120

Wide angle Much better wide angle 26 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Digital vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 94x54x19 mm vs 99x57x20 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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More than 2.5x more zoom
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Casio Exilim EX-Z35
50 vs 55
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Samsung PL120 Samsung PL120
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung PL120. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
EX-Z35:99x57x20 mm
PL120:94x54x19 mm
Thickness Thin Help
EX-Z35:0.8"
PL120:0.7"
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
Movie format One shoots movies Help
EX-Z35:848 x 480 @ 30fps
PL120:None
Screen size Very small screens Help
EX-Z35:2.5"
PL120:2.7"
Image stabilization One has image stabilization Help
EX-Z35:None
PL120:Digital
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-Z35:3x
PL120:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records lower quality movies
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

Samsung PL120 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung PL170

Samsung PL170

Compact

$205

Movie format Shoots movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price More expensive
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Touch screen No touch screen
Lowest price More expensive
Samsung TL210

Samsung TL210

Compact

Movie format Shoots movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Shoots movies
Touch screen No touch screen
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Samsung DV300F

Samsung DV300F

Ultra compact

$159

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Shoots movies
Lowest price More expensive

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