Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Olympus Stylus 7010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 7010

Size
Really small
Compact 98x56x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
145 g

differences

Advantages of the Olympus 7010

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.0 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the 7010's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Weight Lighter 145 g vs 158 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Zoom Slightly more zoom 8x vs 7x
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More than 30% more zoom
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 Stylus 7010 Olympus Stylus 7010
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Green arrow 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.

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
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
7010:480p @ 30fps
DMC-ZR1:720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization

Olympus Stylus 7010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Less zoom
Fastest shutter speed Significantly slower max shutter speed
Casio Exilim EX-S12

Casio Exilim EX-S12

Compact

$166

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Olympus Stylus 7040

Olympus Stylus 7040

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker

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
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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