Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
26 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Battery life
Great battery life
320 shots
Olympus FE-47

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Runner-up

Olympus FE-47

Reasons to buy the Olympus FE-47

True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm

differences

Advantages of the Olympus FE-47

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Olympus FE-47 vs the Panasonic DMC-LS5.
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LS5

Wide angle Much better wide angle 26 mm vs 36 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-LS5's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Lowest price Cheaper $96.34 vs $178.80
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The best price we've seen is $82 cheaper (around 50% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Olympus FE-47 Olympus FE-47
26 vs 30
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a digicam.

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Compared to recent digicams

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
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
FE-47:480p
DMC-LS5:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Fujifilm FinePix AX300

Fujifilm FinePix AX300

Compact

$100

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Samsung PL120

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

$90 - $109

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture

Olympus FE-47 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L22

Nikon Coolpix L22

Compact

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Samsung ES75

Samsung ES75

Digicam

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Samsung ST65

Samsung ST65

Compact

$104

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Casio Exilim EX-H30

Casio Exilim EX-H30

Travel zoom

$185 - $249

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Olympus VG-150

Olympus VG-150

Ultra compact

$97

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Slightly smaller
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS6

Compact

$110

Battery life Significantly shorter battery life
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Samsung ES30

Samsung ES30

Compact

$177

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$77 - $119

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Battery life Significantly shorter battery life

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