Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

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"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 is a basic compact megazoom with very good photo quality and shooting performance for its class, as well as long battery life."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the DMC-ZS8's overall-performance
"Video quality is good, on par with an HD pocket video camera"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the DMC-ZS8's video-quality

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Nikon Coolpix S8000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8000

Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 103x57x27 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
183 g

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S8000

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 921k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 4x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 103x57x27 mm vs 105x58x33 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S8000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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Around 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 183 g vs 210 g
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More than 10% lighter
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 3 fps vs 1.9 fps
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Around 60% faster continuous shooting
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS8

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 30 mm
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20% better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom 16x vs 10x
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More than 2.5x more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZS8's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Nikon Coolpix S8000
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
S8000:2 cm
DMC-ZS8:3 cm
Weight Heavy Help
S8000:183 g
DMC-ZS8:210 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
S8000:1.1"
DMC-ZS8:1.3"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
S8000:720p
DMC-ZS8:720p @ 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
S8000:3 fps
DMC-ZS8:1.9 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen size Much smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Much lower resolution screen
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$300 - $327

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Movie format Higher resolution movies
3D Takes 3D photos
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a GPS
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Significantly more zoom
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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