Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic DMC-ZS7

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Advantages of the Nikon S8000

Significantly higher resolution screen

921k dots

460k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Smaller

103x57x27 mm

103x60x33 mm

More than 20% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S8000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

1.1"

1.3"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

183 g

218 g

Around 20% lighter

Better macro capability

2 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly less shutter lag

180 ms

370 ms

2.1x less delay when taking photos

Shoots slightly faster

3 fps

2.3 fps

More than 30% faster continuous shooting

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

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the Nikon S8000

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Much better wide angle

25 mm

30 mm

Around 20% better wide angle

More zoom

12x

10x

More than 40% more zoom

Wider aperture

f/3.3

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZS7's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

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the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S8000

59	vs	65
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Good macro capabilities

S8000:	2 cm
DMC-ZS7:	3 cm

Heavy

S8000:	183 g
DMC-ZS7:	218 g

Quite thick

S8000:	1.1"
DMC-ZS7:	1.3"

	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

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

HD (720p) video

S8000:	720p
DMC-ZS7:	720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Slow continuous shooting

S8000:	3 fps
DMC-ZS7:	2.3 fps

	No high speed movie support
	Not supported

Poor zoom

S8000:	10x
DMC-ZS7:	12x

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Has significantly more zoom

Is significantly less expensive

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Much shorter exposures

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Much shorter exposures

Has slightly less zoom

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Has slightly more zoom

Is slightly less expensive

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Has much more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Has significantly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Significantly shorter exposures

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Has slightly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Much shorter exposures

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Coolpix S8000

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Much larger

Much smaller screen

Compare the FinePix S9000 Zoom vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Higher resolution movies

Records high-speed movies

Larger

Heavier

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Better wide angle

Has a touch screen

Significantly lower resolution screen

Less zoom

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the Coolpix S8000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

More zoom

Higher resolution movies

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

More zoom

Higher resolution movies

No built-in GPS

Compare the Lumix ZS15 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Higher resolution movies

Has a CMOS-family sensor

Significantly lower true resolution

Less zoom

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

No built-in GPS

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS7

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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S8000

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

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Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Nikon Coolpix S8000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Zoom

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

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