Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Olympus mju 7010

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Olympus mju 7010

Reasons to buy the Olympus mju 7010

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Olympus mju 7010

Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
Weight Lighter 145 g vs 163 g
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More than 10% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS10

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.0
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FS10's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Size Smaller 98x55x23 mm vs 98x56x26 mm
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More than 10% smaller
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
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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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
mju 7010:480p @ 30fps
DMC-FS10:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed

Olympus mju 7010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

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

Olympus mju 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
Olympus mju 7000

Olympus mju 7000

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Ultra compact

$111 - $127

Size Smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS37

Travel zoom

$232 - $262

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Weight Significantly lighter
Lowest price Much cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Pentax Optio P80

Pentax Optio P80

Compact

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower

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