Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH2

Size Significantly smaller 94x53x18 mm vs 100x56x28 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FH2's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1.1"
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More than 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 165 g vs 178 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS30

Zoom More zoom 8x vs 4x
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4x more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.6 fps vs 2 fps
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Around 2.5x faster continuous shooting
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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 travel zoom.

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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
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

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Travel zoom

$161

Weight Is slightly lighter
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is significantly larger
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Super zoom

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker

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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Weight Significantly lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Size Larger
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS33

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Continuous shooting Shoots slower

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