Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

58

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

55

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
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-F3

Size Smaller 96x54x22 mm vs 98x55x24 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Weight Lighter 130 g vs 165 g
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More than 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH3

Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 2.3 fps
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Around 2.5x faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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58 vs 55
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
DMC-F3:$143.99
DMC-FH3:$146.99
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DMC-F3:1/1000s
DMC-FH3:1/1600s
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-F3:4x
DMC-FH3:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-W560

Sony Cybershot W560

Compact

$116

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Samsung ST66

Samsung ST66

Digicam

$154 - $156

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Significantly larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$433 body only

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Digicam

$96 - $118

Wide angle Better wide angle
Image stabilization Better image stabilization

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8

Compact

$149

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
True resolution Lower true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$165 - $199

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Better macro capability
Shutter lag Much more shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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