Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1 vs Pentax Optio WS80

Pentax Optio WS80

53

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Waterproof
Waterproof
Great at the beach
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

51

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH25

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.8
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FH25's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 5x
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More than 2.5x more zoom
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
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Pentax WS80

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The WS80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Size Smaller 92x60x22 mm vs 99x56x27 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Waterproof Waterproof Yes vs No
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Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.1"
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More than 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Weight Slightly lighter 125 g vs 135 g
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Around 10% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25
51 vs 53
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Pentax Optio WS80 Pentax Optio WS80
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Weight Light weight Help
DMC-FH25:135 g
WS80:125 g
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DMC-FH25:1/1600s
WS80:1/1500s
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
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
DMC-FH25:1.5 fps
WS80:1.1 fps
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
DMC-FH25:28 mm
WS80:35 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
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-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
True resolution Lower true resolution

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Pentax Optio RS1000

Pentax Optio RS1000

Compact

$138 - $236

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Waterproof Not waterproof
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Much wider aperture
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Size Much larger
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Pentax Optio W80

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Smaller screen

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