Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Casio Exilim EX-Z90

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z90

Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z90

Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Weight Significantly lighter 121 g vs 165 g
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Around 30% lighter
Size Slightly smaller 90x52x19 mm vs 94x53x18 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
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-FH2

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
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
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $129.00 vs $154.35
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The best price we've seen is $25 cheaper (around 20% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Casio Exilim EX-Z90 Casio Exilim EX-Z90
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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
EX-Z90:90x52x19 mm
DMC-FH2:94x53x18 mm
Thickness Thin Help
0.7"
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
EX-Z90:$154.35
DMC-FH2:$129.00
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-Z90:720p @ 24fps
DMC-FH2:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
EX-Z90:35 mm
DMC-FH2:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-Z90:3x
DMC-FH2:4x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Size Is slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Weight Is slightly heavier

Casio Exilim EX-Z90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus VG-150

Olympus VG-150

Ultra compact

$97

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix S100

Nikon Coolpix S100

Compact

$239

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports 24p No 24p support
Nikon Coolpix S6

Nikon Coolpix S6

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Supports 24p No 24p support
Nikon Coolpix S1

Nikon Coolpix S1

Compact

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Supports 24p No 24p support
Nikon Coolpix S30

Nikon Coolpix S30

Waterproof

$110 - $117

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Much larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Weight Significantly lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Size Larger
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Larger

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