Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
5.5 fps
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
310 ms shutter lag
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH2

Size Smaller 94x53x18 mm vs 98x55x24 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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More than 20% thinner
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $129.00 vs $146.99
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The best price we've seen is $18 cheaper (more than 10% less)
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH3

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FH3's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 2 fps
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Around 3x faster continuous shooting
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
DMC-FH2:$129.00
DMC-FH3:$146.99
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
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 Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FH2:4x
DMC-FH3:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Weight Is slightly lighter
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Weight Is significantly lighter
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Size Is slightly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Slightly larger
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$165 - $199

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger

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