Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

59

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

56

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
5.5 fps
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH5

Size Smaller 94x53x18 mm vs 98x55x23 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH1

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FH1'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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59 vs 56
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. 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
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-FH5:4x
DMC-FH1:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Compact

$130

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

$189

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Zoom More zoom
Weight Lighter
Size Significantly larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
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-FS22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22

Compact

$145

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen size Significantly larger screen
True resolution Lower true resolution
Size Slightly larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 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-S1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

Compact

$89

Weight Significantly lighter
Size Slightly smaller
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 ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

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

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