Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Olympus SZ-31MR iHS vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

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Olympus SZ-30MR

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Olympus SZ-30MR
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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

GPS
 Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Touch screen
 Touch screen
Less buttons
Shutter lag
 Barely any delay taking photos
200 ms shutter lag
Longest exposure
 Long exposures
60 seconds
 

Reasons to buy the Olympus SZ-30MR

Panorama
 In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
 
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differences

Advantages of the Olympus SZ-30MR

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Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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 Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Zoom More zoom 24x vs 16x
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 Around 2.5x more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.0 vs f/3.3
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 At its widest zoom, the SZ-30MR's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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 The SZ-30MR's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS10

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GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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 Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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 Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 220 fps vs None
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 Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital, Sensor shift
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 Less risk of blur
Wide angle Slightly better wide angle 24 mm vs 25 mm
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 Almost the same
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 10 fps vs 7 fps
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 More than 40% faster continuous shooting
Size Slightly smaller 105x58x33 mm vs 106x69x40 mm
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 More than 30% smaller
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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 15x longer exposures
Lowest price Cheaper $256.89 vs $367.40
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 The best price we've seen is $111 cheaper (more than 30% less)
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.3" vs 1.6"
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 Around 20% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 219 g vs 246 g
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 More than 10% lighter
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recommendations

Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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              similarities

              Compared to recent digicams

              Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
              Sensor type Better sensor types Help
              Better in low light
              Supports RAW No RAW support Help
              Less editing fidelity
              Light sensitivity (boost) Poor boost ISO Help
              6,400 ISO
              HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
              You could do HDR manually
              3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
              No 3d support

              Compared to recent travel zooms

              Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

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

              competitors

              Shared Competitors

              Advantages

              Disadvantages
              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

              Panasonic Lumix ZS20

              Travel zoom

              $229 - $399
              HDR Has in-camera HDR
              3D Captures 3D images
              Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
              Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the SZ-30MR
              Compare the Lumix ZS20 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Panasonic Lumix ZS30

              Panasonic Lumix ZS30

              Travel zoom

              $298 - $398
              Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
              Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
              Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
              Compare the Lumix ZS30 vs the SZ-30MR
              Compare the Lumix ZS30 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

              Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

              Travel zoom

              $180 - $187
              Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
              Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
              Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
              Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the SZ-30MR
              Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

              Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

              Travel zoom

              $489
              Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
              HDR Has in-camera HDR
              Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
              Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
              Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the SZ-30MR
              Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

              Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

              Travel zoom

              $219 - $229
              Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
              Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
              Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
              Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the SZ-30MR
              Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

              Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

              Travel zoom

              $208 - $300
              Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
              Shutter lag Has much more shutter lag
              Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
              Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the SZ-30MR
              Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10

              Olympus SZ-30MR Competitors

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              Disadvantages
              Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

              Olympus SZ-31MR

              Travel zoom

              $153
              Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
              Touch screen Has a touch screen
              Compare the SZ-31MR vs the SZ-30MR
              Olympus SZ-20

              Olympus SZ-20

              Travel zoom
              3D Takes 3D photos
              Wide angle Slightly better wide angle
              Zoom Less zoom
              Compare the SZ-20 vs the SZ-30MR
              Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ iHS

              Olympus Stylus SP-820UZ iHS

              Super zoom

              $195 - $269
              Zoom Significantly more zoom
              Wide angle Better wide angle
              Size Significantly larger
              Aperture Narrower aperture
              Compare the Stylus SP-820UZ iHS vs the SZ-30MR
              Olympus SP-800 UZ

              Olympus SP-800 UZ

              Super zoom
              Zoom More zoom
              Aperture Wider aperture
              Image stabilization No image stabilization
              Size Significantly larger
              Compare the SP-800 UZ vs the SZ-30MR
              Olympus Stylus SZ-16 iHS

              Olympus Stylus SZ-16 iHS

              Travel zoom

              $224 - $229
              HDR Has in-camera HDR
              High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
              Compare the Stylus SZ-16 iHS vs the SZ-30MR

              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 Competitors

              Advantages

              Disadvantages
              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

              Panasonic Lumix ZS15

              Travel zoom

              $285
              Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
              3D Takes 3D photos
              GPS No built-in GPS
              Touch screen No touch screen
              Compare the Lumix ZS15 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Panasonic Lumix ZS25

              Panasonic Lumix ZS25

              Travel zoom

              $254 - $300
              Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
              Zoom Slightly more zoom
              GPS No built-in GPS
              Touch screen No touch screen
              Compare the Lumix ZS25 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

              Travel zoom

              $721
              Movie format Lower resolution movies
              Touch screen No touch screen
              Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Canon ELPH 300 HS

              Canon ELPH 300 HS

              Compact

              $144
              Supports 24p Supports 24p
              Aperture Wider aperture
              GPS No built-in GPS
              Touch screen No touch screen
              Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10
              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

              Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

              Travel zoom

              $203
              Lowest price Cheaper
              GPS No built-in GPS
              Movie format Lower resolution movies
              Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-ZS10

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