Updated (February, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS22 vs Canon PowerShot A810

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x24 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
5.5 fps
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
310 ms shutter lag
Canon PowerShot A800

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A800

True resolution
High true resolution
9.7 MP
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
530 ms shutter lag
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS11

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 98x55x24 mm vs 94x61x31 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.0
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FS11's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 5.5 fps vs 0.8 fps
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Around 7x faster continuous shooting
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 230k dots vs 115k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.9" vs 1.2"
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More than 20% thinner
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3.3x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Weight Lighter 165 g vs 186 g
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More than 10% lighter
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 310 ms vs 530 ms
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More than 40% less delay when taking photos
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Advantages of the Canon A800

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Lowest price Much cheaper $83.55 vs $308.69
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The best price we've seen is $225 cheaper (3.7x less)
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 compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11
55 vs 39
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Canon PowerShot A800 Canon PowerShot A800
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS11.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

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
DMC-FS11:2.7"
A800:2.5"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
DMC-FS11:230k dots
A800:115k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
DMC-FS11:720p @ 30fps
A800:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
DMC-FS11:28 mm
A800:37 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FS11:5x
A800:3.3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix L26

Nikon Coolpix L26

Compact

$100

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $174

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity

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-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$165 - $199

Zoom More zoom
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
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

Canon PowerShot A800 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$109

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$77 - $119

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot A495

Canon PowerShot A495

Compact

$109

True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot A490

Canon PowerShot A490

Compact

$102

True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
Lowest price Slightly more expensive

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