Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Nikon Coolpix S8000 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Nikon Coolpix S8000

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8000

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
921k dots
Size
Really small
Compact 103x57x27 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
183 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Size
Really small
Compact 103x60x32 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
1.3"
Weight
Light-weight
214 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

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
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 103x57x27 mm vs 103x60x32 mm
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Around 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 214 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
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 180 ms vs 340 ms
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Around 50% less delay when taking photos
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 3 fps vs 2.3 fps
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More than 30% faster continuous shooting
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-TZ8

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 30 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-TZ8'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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Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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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-TZ8:3 cm
Weight Heavy Help
S8000:183 g
DMC-TZ8:214 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
S8000:1.1"
DMC-TZ8:1.3"
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-TZ8:720p @ 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-TZ8:2.3 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Zoom Poor zoom Help
S8000:10x
DMC-TZ8:12x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Zoom Has slightly less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Placeholder

Fujifilm FinePix S9500

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
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Wide angle Better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Zoom Less zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$650

GPS Has a GPS
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Much more expensive
Size Slightly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom More zoom
Thickness Slightly thicker
Weight Slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
True resolution Lower true resolution
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Travel zoom

Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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