Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix P500 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Nikon Coolpix P100

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"Good high ISO performance"
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's iso-noise
"Materials, fit, and finish are typical for the class and price point."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the P100's build-quality

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix P100

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Zoom
Great zoom
26.1x
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

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"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
"Very good image quality."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the DMC-ZS7's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 103x60x33 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
1.3"
Weight
Light-weight
218 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon P100

Zoom Significantly more zoom 26.1x vs 12x
Help
More than 4.5x more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the P100's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 2.3 fps
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Around 4.5x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The P100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 190 ms vs 370 ms
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Around 50% less delay when taking photos
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

Size Much smaller 103x60x33 mm vs 114x83x99 mm
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4.6x smaller
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Thickness Much thinner 1.3" vs 3.9"
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3x thinner
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 26 mm
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Almost the same
Weight Significantly lighter 218 g vs 481 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 (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 8s
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7.5x longer exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-ZS7
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix P100 Nikon Coolpix P100
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix P100. 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

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

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
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
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture

Nikon Coolpix P100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Size Smaller
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Size Slightly smaller
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Zoom Less zoom
Placeholder

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P150

Compact

Size Much smaller
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom More zoom
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
GPS No built-in GPS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Movie format Higher resolution movies
3D Takes 3D photos
GPS No built-in GPS
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution

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