Kodak C743 vs Panasonic DMC-ZR1

differences

Advantages of the Kodak C743

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the C743's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Has a viewfinder

Tunnel

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

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the Kodak C743

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Much better wide angle

25 mm

37 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

7.1 MP

Capture around 40% more detail in your photos

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Much better macro capability

3 cm

13 cm

Focus on subjects 4.3x closer to the lens

Significantly larger screen

2.7"

2.4"

More than 10% larger screen

Significantly smaller

98x55x26 mm

92x66x32 mm

Around 30% smaller

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Significantly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm

More than 10% larger sensor

More zoom

More than 7x more zoom

Better boost ISO

6,400 ISO

800 ISO

The DMC-ZR1's boost ISO is 3 f-stops better

Better maximum light sensitivity

1,600 ISO

400 ISO

The DMC-ZR1's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Thinner

1.3"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

158 g

195 g

Around 20% lighter

Much longer exposures

60s

15x longer exposures

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1400s

30% faster max shutter speed

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the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Kodak EasyShare C743

32	vs	54
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1. 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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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor maximum light sensitivity

C743:	400 ISO
DMC-ZR1:	1,600 ISO

Very small screens

C743:	2.4"
DMC-ZR1:	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor movies

C743:	480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZR1:	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly smaller

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the EasyShare C743

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS75

Compact

Image stabilization

Much better macro capability

No viewfinder

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-LS75 vs the EasyShare C743

Kodak EasyShare C143

Compact

$77

Much higher true resolution

Much better wide angle

No viewfinder

Compare the EasyShare C143 vs the EasyShare C743

Samsung HZ30W

Travel zoom

Much better wide angle

Much higher true resolution

Narrower aperture

No viewfinder

Compare the HZ30W vs the EasyShare C743

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

No viewfinder

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the EasyShare C743

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

No viewfinder

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the EasyShare C743

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much wider aperture

Much larger sensor

Larger

Less zoom

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Much slower max shutter speed

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZR3 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Significantly larger screen

More zoom

Significantly larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS3 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

Much wider aperture

Has a flip-out screen

Significantly larger

Much heavier

Compare the TL500 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

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Kodak EasyShare
C743
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Kodak EasyShare C743

Reasons to buy the Kodak EasyShare C743

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Kodak C743

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Kodak EasyShare C743 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS75

Kodak EasyShare C143

Samsung HZ30W

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Samsung TL500

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Kodak EasyShareC743 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Kodak EasyShare C743

Reasons to buy the Kodak EasyShare C743

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Kodak C743

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Kodak EasyShare C743 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS75

Kodak EasyShare C143

Samsung HZ30W

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Samsung TL500

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Kodak EasyShare
C743
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZR1