Nikon S570 vs Panasonic DMC-FH25

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Advantages of the Nikon S570

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the S570's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Smaller

92x57x22 mm

99x56x27 mm

Around 30% smaller

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

Thinner

0.9"

1.1"

More than 20% thinner

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-FH25

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

More zoom

More than 2.5x more zoom

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

Slightly lighter

135 g

140 g

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FH25

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S570

54	vs	51
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S570. 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

Light weight

S570:	140 g
DMC-FH25:	135 g

	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

competitors

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-FH25

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a faster max shutter speed

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Much shorter exposures

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$165 - $199

Shoots faster continuously

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH20 vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH20 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Has a significantly larger screen

Much shorter exposures

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

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-FH25

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$169

Has a significantly larger screen

Slightly closer macro focusing

Much shorter exposures

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Coolpix S570

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

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 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

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Less zoom

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

$189

Significantly larger screen

Has a touch screen

Heavier

More expensive

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH27 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

Significantly more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Much heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

Less zoom

Lower true resolution

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH8 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly smaller

Less zoom

Shorter battery life

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Lumix DMC-FH25

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Nikon CoolpixS570 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FH25

Nikon Coolpix S570

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S570

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S570

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH25

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

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Nikon Coolpix S570 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Sony Cybershot W570

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Nikon Coolpix
S570
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FH25