Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
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

Size Smaller 100x56x28 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 178 g vs 229 g
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More than 20% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.6 fps vs 2.3 fps
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2x faster continuous shooting
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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Around 20% thinner
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 8x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3.

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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
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-FH20:1.1"
DMC-ZS3:1.3"
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
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
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FH20:8x
DMC-ZS3:12x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Zoom Less zoom
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Zoom Less zoom
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-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom More zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a GPS
Weight Lighter
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures

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