Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Leica V-LUX 20 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Leica V-LUX 20

66

Reasons to buy the Leica V-LUX 20

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

66

"Fast AF, shutter speeds"
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the DMC-ZS7's auto-focus
"The body is rectangular with gently rounded edges and a subtle ridge along the right front in the area of the shutter button and zoom control to help provide better grip."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the DMC-ZS7's feel

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Leica V-LUX 20

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Leica V-LUX 20 vs the Panasonic DMC-ZS7.
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

Lowest price Much cheaper $360.99 vs $742.11
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The best price we've seen is $381 cheaper (2.1x less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Leica V-LUX 20 Leica V-LUX 20
66 vs 66
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Panasonic DMC-ZS7 vs Panasonic ZS15

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
12x
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
25 mm
GPS Built-in GPS Help
Great for travel
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Lowest price Very expensive Help
V-LUX 20:$742.11
DMC-ZS7:$360.99
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.3"
Weight Heavy Help
218 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Size Large Help
Compact 103x60x33 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
V-LUX 20:720p @ 60fps
DMC-ZS7:720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

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
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
2.3 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
12x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
GPS Doesn't have a built-in GPS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$350

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Zoom Has significantly less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures

Leica V-LUX 20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Leica D-LUX 5

Leica D-LUX 5

Pro digicam

$799

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS No built-in GPS
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
GPS No built-in GPS
Leica V-Lux 40

Leica V-Lux 40

Travel zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Zoom More zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
GPS No built-in GPS
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Size Much smaller
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
GPS No built-in GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

GPS No built-in GPS
Weight Heavier

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Leica V-LUX 20 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

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