Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Fujifilm FinePix XP50 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT20

Fujifilm FinePix XP30

60

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix XP30

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

58

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.5
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm XP30

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The XP30's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $113.88 vs $262.16
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The best price we've seen is $148 cheaper (2.3x less)
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Weight Slightly lighter 165 g vs 172 g
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FT10

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.5 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FT10's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 9 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 40% closer to the lens
Size Smaller 100x64x22 mm vs 99x67x23 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.6 fps vs 0.8 fps
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More than 5.5x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix XP30 Fujifilm FinePix XP30
60 vs 58
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Fujifilm XP30 vs Olympus TG310

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
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
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
XP30:28 mm
DMC-FT10:35 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
XP30:f/3.9
DMC-FT10:f/3.5
Zoom Poor zoom Help
XP30:5x
DMC-FT10:4x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

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

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Fujifilm FinePix XP50

Waterproof

$170 - $200

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT20

Panasonic Lumix FT20

Waterproof

$241 - $249

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Waterproof

$408

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX10

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Fujifilm FinePix XP30 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix XP22

Fujifilm FinePix XP22

Waterproof

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Fujifilm FinePix XP11

Fujifilm FinePix XP11

Waterproof

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Fujifilm FinePix XP150

Fujifilm FinePix XP150

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Size Larger
Weight Heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT2

Waterproof

$433 - $475

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Size Slightly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT4

Panasonic Lumix FT4

Waterproof

$458 - $562

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker

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