Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Olympus VG-145 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Olympus VG-120

60

Winner

Olympus VG120

Reasons to buy the Olympus VG120

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

54

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Olympus VG120

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the VG120's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 96x56x19 mm vs 98x55x26 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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Around 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 120 g vs 158 g
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More than 20% lighter
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 3 cm vs 7 cm
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Focus on subjects 2.3x closer to the lens
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 5x
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More than 2.5x more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 26 mm
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Almost the same
Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting 2.3 fps vs None
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Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus VG-120 Olympus VG120
60 vs 54
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Olympus VG-120. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier

Olympus VG-120 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Olympus VG-160

Olympus VG-160

Compact

$99

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Weight Slightly heavier
Olympus VG-140

Olympus VG-140

Compact

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Weight Slightly heavier
Olympus VG-110

Olympus VG110

Ultra compact

$88

Macro focus Better macro capability
Size Slightly smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix L24

Nikon Coolpix L24

Compact

$60

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Macro focus Better macro capability
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Significantly larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Larger
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Lighter
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Size Larger

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