Samsung PL150

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Samsung PL150

Reasons to buy the Samsung PL150

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Samsung PL150 over the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS12

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FS12's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
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
Weight Significantly lighter 129 g vs 177 g
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Around 30% lighter
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 8s
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7.5x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Samsung PL150

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 27 mm vs 31 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 848 x 480 @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The PL150's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
Lowest price Cheaper $168.99 vs $231.91
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The best price we've seen is $63 cheaper (around 30% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12
53 vs 58
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
DMC-FS12:97x55x22 mm
PL150:99x59x20 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
DMC-FS12:848 x 480 @ 30fps
PL150:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FS12:4x
PL150:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Olympus VG-120

Olympus VG120

Compact

$117

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS62

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS62

Compact

True resolution Much lower true resolution
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Much larger
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Significantly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger

Samsung PL150 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung PL120

Samsung PL120

Ultra compact

$90 - $109

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Movie format Does not take movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Samsung PL170

Samsung PL170

Compact

$153

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Lowest price More expensive
Samsung PL210

Samsung PL210

Travel zoom

$166

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

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