Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

64

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

55

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
5.5 fps
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS11

Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 1.4 fps
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Around 4x faster continuous shooting
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
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 2s
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30x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Size Smaller 91x52x17 mm vs 98x55x24 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W350's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-W350's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Significantly lighter 117 g vs 165 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 30% thinner
Macro focus Better macro capability 4 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $164.00 vs $308.69
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The best price we've seen is $145 cheaper (around 50% less)
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11
55 vs 64
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a ultra compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
DMC-FS11:f/2.8
DSC-W350:f/2.7
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
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 HD (720p) video Help
DMC-FS11:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W350:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FS11:5x
DSC-W350:4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-W560

Sony Cybershot W560

Compact

$116

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Size Is slightly larger
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3

Compact

$99

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Travel zoom

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
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 Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Weight Slightly lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Size Slightly larger
Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Ultra compact

Macro focus Better macro capability
Longest exposure Longer exposures
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability

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