Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

59

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

55

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

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-FH5

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
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS11

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FS11'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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5
59 vs 55
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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-FS11:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Travel zoom

$161

Weight Is slightly lighter
Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is significantly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
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-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
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Weight Is significantly lighter
Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Size Is slightly larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Slightly larger
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Compact

$130

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Lower true resolution
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-FH7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7

Compact

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wide angle Better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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