Nikon S8100 vs Panasonic DMC-TZ10

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video

Significantly higher resolution screen

921k dots

460k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

2.3 fps

Around 4.5x faster continuous shooting

Much cheaper

$99.99

$649.97

The best price we've seen is $550 cheaper (6.5x less)

Smaller

104x60x30 mm

103x60x33 mm

Around 10% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S8100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Better macro capability

1 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens

Thinner

1.2"

1.3"

Around 10% thinner

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/2000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

209 g

218 g

Almost the same

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the Nikon S8100

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

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-TZ10'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

Much longer exposures

60s

15x longer exposures

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the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Nikon Coolpix S8100

66	vs	65
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good image stabilization

S8100:	Sensor shift, Lens
DMC-TZ10:	Lens

Good macro capabilities

S8100:	1 cm
DMC-TZ10:	3 cm

Heavy

S8100:	209 g
DMC-TZ10:	218 g

Quite thick

S8100:	1.2"
DMC-TZ10:	1.3"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Large

S8100:	104x60x30 mm
DMC-TZ10:	103x60x33 mm

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

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

Poor zoom

S8100:	10x
DMC-TZ10:	12x

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

Has significantly more zoom

Has a touch screen

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Has much more zoom

Has in-camera HDR

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Has way more more zoom

Has a touch screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the Lumix TZ30 vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the Lumix TZ30 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Has a significantly wider aperture

Is significantly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Has significantly more zoom

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a marginally smaller sensor

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Takes much higher resolution photos

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S8100

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Much better wide angle

More zoom

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Shoots slower

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Much lower resolution screen

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix S6200 vs the Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Coolpix S8100

Panasonic Lumix TZ25

Travel zoom

$337 - $402

More zoom

Higher resolution movies

No built-in GPS

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix TZ25 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

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-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

No built-in GPS

Heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ7 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

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Nikon CoolpixS8100 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-TZ10

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S8100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Nikon S8100

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Canon Powershot S100

Nikon Coolpix S8100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix L120

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix TZ25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

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