Olympus FE-360 vs Panasonic DMC-ZR1

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-360

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the FE-360's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Smaller

94x56x21 mm

98x55x26 mm

More than 20% smaller

Thinner

0.8"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

138 g

158 g

More than 10% lighter

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the Olympus FE-360

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Much better wide angle

25 mm

36 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Much higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 15fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate

Much larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

1/2.7" 5.7x4.3mm

Around 20% larger sensor

Larger screen

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

More zoom

More than 7x more zoom

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Slightly higher resolution screen

230k dots

154k dots

Around 50% higher resolution screen

Better boost ISO

6,400 ISO

3,200 ISO

The DMC-ZR1's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better

Much longer exposures

60s

60x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Olympus FE-360

43	vs	54
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1. 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.

	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

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

Very small screens

FE-360:	2.5"
DMC-ZR1:	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Low resolution screens

FE-360:	154k dots
DMC-ZR1:	230k dots

Poor movies

FE-360:	480p @ 15fps
DMC-ZR1:	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the FE-360

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the FE-360

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

No boost ISO

Significantly slower max shutter speed

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the FE-360

Sony Cybershot W520

Compact

$156 - $176

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Narrower aperture

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cybershot W520 vs the FE-360

Olympus FE-20

Compact

Slightly lighter

Slightly larger

No boost ISO

Compare the FE-20 vs the FE-360

Samsung Digimax 530

Digicam

Much larger sensor

Wider aperture

Much smaller screen

Much larger

Compare the Digimax 530 vs the FE-360

Leica C-LUX 3

Compact

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

No boost ISO

Slightly heavier

Compare the C-LUX 3 vs the FE-360

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much wider aperture

Much larger sensor

Larger

Less zoom

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Much slower max shutter speed

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZR3 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Significantly larger screen

More zoom

Significantly larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Lighter

Significantly worse wide angle

Larger

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH25 vs the Lumix DMC-ZR1

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OlympusFE-360 vs Panasonic LumixDMC-ZR1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Olympus FE-360

Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-360

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-360

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Olympus FE-360 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Sony Cybershot W520

Olympus FE-20

Samsung Digimax 530

Leica C-LUX 3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

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Olympus
FE-360
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZR1