Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH25

Weight Lighter 135 g vs 178 g
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More than 20% lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $149.00 vs $164.99
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The best price we've seen is $16 cheaper (around 10% less)
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.6 fps vs 1.5 fps
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More than 3x faster continuous shooting
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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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-FH25:$149.00
DMC-FH20:$164.99
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
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

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
DMC-FH25:99x56x27 mm
DMC-FH20:100x56x28 mm
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
8x
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Size Is significantly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Weight Is slightly heavier
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

$189

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Weight Heavier
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Less zoom
True resolution Lower true resolution
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Significantly smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Battery life Shorter battery life
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Zoom Less zoom

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