Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Casio Exilim EX-Z550 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25

Casio Exilim EX-Z550

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z550

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Size
Really small
Super compact 99x53x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
143 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

High-speed framerate
High speed movies
220 fps
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z550

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the EX-Z550's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)
Size Much smaller 99x53x20 mm vs 105x58x33 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Thickness Much thinner 0.8" vs 1.3"
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Around 40% thinner
Weight Much lighter 143 g vs 219 g
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More than 30% lighter
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The EX-Z550's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $135.99 vs $273.17
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The best price we've seen is $137 cheaper (2x less)
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-TZ20

Zoom Much more zoom 16x vs 4x
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16x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 220 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Wide angle Better wide angle 24 mm vs 26 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
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 Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/2000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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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
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$163 - $228

Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Travel zoom

$248

High-speed framerate Records even higher-speed movies
True resolution Takes significantly higher resolution photos
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Casio Exilim EX-Z550 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Casio Exilim EX-Z800

Casio Exilim EX-Z800

Ultra compact

$164 - $194

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Weight Lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Zoom Significantly more zoom
3D Takes 3D photos
True resolution Lower true resolution
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25

Panasonic Lumix TZ25

Travel zoom

$337 - $402

3D Takes 3D photos
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Touch screen No touch screen
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Weight Slightly lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Touch screen No touch screen
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Touch screen No touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture

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