Samsung HZ35W

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Samsung HZ35W

Reasons to buy the Samsung HZ35W

Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 107x61x28 mm
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
245 g
GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Fujifilm FinePix S3200

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S3200

Zoom Significantly more zoom 24x vs 15x
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More than 2.5x 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
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the S3200's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Samsung HZ35W

Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
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4x higher resolution screen
Size Much smaller 107x61x28 mm vs 118x80x99 mm
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5.2x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 1.1" vs 3.9"
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3.6x thinner
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Weight Much lighter 245 g vs 540 g
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2.2x lighter
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The HZ35W's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 16s vs 8s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix S3200 Fujifilm FinePix S3200
42 vs 44
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung HZ35W. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
24 mm
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S3300

Fujifilm FinePix S3300

Super zoom

$272

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Fujifilm FinePix S3200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Smaller
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Fujifilm FinePix S4200

Fujifilm FinePix S4200

Super zoom

$191 - $230

External flash Supports an external flash
Lowest price Cheaper
Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Lowest price Cheaper

Samsung HZ35W Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$215

Zoom More zoom
Size Slightly smaller
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$262 - $324

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Longest exposure Much longer exposures
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Movie format Higher resolution movies
3D Takes 3D photos
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture

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