recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10
71 vs 69
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Pentax Optio P80 Pentax Optio P80
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10.

differences

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-FS10

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Size Smaller 98x55x23 mm vs 102x59x25 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 4.1x
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More than 50% more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 3.2 fps
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More than 70% faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 4s
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15x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1000s
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60% faster max shutter speed
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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Around 10% thinner
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Reasons to consider the Pentax P80

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The P80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the P80's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Weight Significantly lighter 125 g vs 163 g
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More than 30% lighter
Wide-angle Slightly better wide-angle 27 mm vs 28 mm
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Almost the same
Lowest price Cheaper $110.00 vs $287.80
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The best price we've seen is $178 cheaper (more than 2.5x less)
True resolution Slightly higher resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
DMC-FS10:f/2.8
P80:f/2.6
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320

Ultra compact

$158 - $195

Size Is much smaller
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Ultra compact

$216

Size Is significantly smaller
Macro focus Much closer macro focusing
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

$135 - $180

Size Is slightly smaller
Macro focus Much closer macro focusing
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Casio Exilim EX-Z550

Casio Exilim EX-Z550

Compact

$120 - $126

Size Is significantly smaller
Weight Is slightly lighter
Weight Is slightly heavier
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Ultra compact

$119 - $140

Size Is significantly smaller
Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

$185 - $215

Zoom More zoom
Lowest price Cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$169 - $180

Size Significantly smaller
Wide-angle Better wide-angle
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Compact

$185 - $202

Lowest price Cheaper
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Slightly thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15

Compact

$200

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture

Pentax Optio P80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S630

Nikon Coolpix S630

Compact

$164 - $205

Zoom More zoom
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide-angle Much worse wide-angle
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Pentax Optio P70

Pentax Optio P70

Compact

$149

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting No continuous shooting support
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2

Compact

$110

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Screen size Much smaller screen
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Casio Exilim EX-S12

Casio Exilim EX-S12

Compact

$128 - $185

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Smaller
Wide-angle Much worse wide-angle
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix L20

Compact

$85

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Wide-angle Much worse wide-angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Pentax Optio P80
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Pentax Optio P80
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS10 Pentax Optio P80

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