Nikon S570 vs Panasonic DMC-FH2

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S570

Wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the S570's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S570's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Lighter

140 g

165 g

Around 20% lighter

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

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the Nikon S570

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH2

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Smaller

94x53x18 mm

92x57x22 mm

Around 20% smaller

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

More than 10% thinner

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FH2

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S570

54	vs	59
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

S570:	92x57x22 mm
DMC-FH2:	94x53x18 mm

	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

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Poor zoom

S570:	5x
DMC-FH2:	4x

competitors

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Creates panoramas in-camera

Much shorter exposures

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Has a significantly larger screen

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Much shorter exposures

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Compact

$289

Significantly larger screen

Image stabilization

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S4000 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Image stabilization

Better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Image stabilization

Significantly better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Much higher resolution screen

Image stabilization

Significantly narrower aperture

Significantly larger

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S100

Compact

$239

Much larger screen

Has an OLED screen

Much narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix S100 vs the Coolpix S570

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Wider aperture

Better wide angle

Lower resolution movies

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wider aperture

Better wide angle

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Significantly lighter

Slightly cheaper

Larger

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix DMC-S3 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH5 vs the Lumix DMC-FH2

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Nikon CoolpixS570 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Nikon Coolpix S570

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S570

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH2

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

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Nikon Coolpix
S570
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FH2