Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

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

Zoom More zoom 8x vs 5x
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More than 2.5x more zoom
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH3

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FH3's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Size Smaller 98x55x24 mm vs 100x56x28 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.1"
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More than 10% thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 5.5 fps vs 4.6 fps
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Around 20% faster continuous shooting
Weight Lighter 165 g vs 178 g
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Around 10% lighter
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $146.99 vs $164.99
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The best price we've seen is $18 cheaper (more than 10% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20
51 vs 55
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom 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
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
DMC-FH20:$164.99
DMC-FH3:$146.99
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
28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Is slightly lighter
Thickness Is thicker
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Weight Is slightly lighter
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
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-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Continuous shooting Shoots slower

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
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
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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