Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20 vs the Panasonic DMC-FH22.
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH22

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Weight Slightly lighter 170 g vs 178 g
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Almost the same
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.1" vs 1.1"
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Almost the same
Lowest price Cheaper $129.00 vs $164.99
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The best price we've seen is $36 cheaper (more than 20% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22.

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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-FH20:$164.99
DMC-FH22:$129.00
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1600 of a second
Thickness Quite thick Help
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
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

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
DMC-FH20:100x56x28 mm
DMC-FH22:100x56x27 mm
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
8x
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Is slightly lighter
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27

Travel zoom

$189

Weight Lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Lowest price More expensive
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Touch screen No touch screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3

Compact

$183

Size Smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Shutter lag Much more shutter lag
Touch screen No touch screen

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