Samsung WB650

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Samsung WB650

Reasons to buy the Samsung WB650

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ18

Zoom More zoom 16x vs 15x
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More than 10% 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
Weight Lighter 210 g vs 245 g
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More than 10% lighter
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 16s
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Around 4x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/2000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Samsung WB650

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 230k dots
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4x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 107x61x28 mm vs 105x58x33 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the WB650's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The WB650's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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Around 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
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Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
DMC-TZ18:16x
WB650:15x
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
24 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-TZ18:210 g
WB650:245 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-TZ18:1.3"
WB650:1.1"
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
DMC-TZ18:105x58x33 mm
WB650:107x61x28 mm
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$650

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$215

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Size Is significantly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Weight Slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25

Panasonic Lumix TZ25

Travel zoom

$337 - $402

Movie format Higher resolution movies
3D Takes 3D photos
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Lowest price More expensive
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Size Much smaller
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Much less zoom
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

Samsung WB650 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$262 - $323

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Travel zoom

$344

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen

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