Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH1

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FH1's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $121.99 vs $141.99
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The best price we've seen is $20 cheaper (more than 10% less)
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FP1

Size Smaller 99x59x19 mm vs 98x55x23 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 151 g vs 163 g
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Around 10% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1.

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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
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
DMC-FH1:$121.99
DMC-FP1:$141.99
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
DMC-FH1:28 mm
DMC-FP1:35 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FH1:5x
DMC-FP1:4x

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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Thickness Is thicker

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-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

$189

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Compact

$183

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP2

Compact

$232

Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

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