Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35 vs Fujifilm FinePix AV255

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
290 ms shutter lag
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Fujifilm FinePix AV255

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix AV255

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Fujifilm FinePix AV255 over the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30.

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FS30

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 28 mm vs 32 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 8x vs 3x
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More than 7x more zoom
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.6 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 4x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity (boost) Better boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
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The DMC-FS30's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 8s
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7.5x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1400s
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More than 10% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Fujifilm AV255

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.9 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the AV255's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Weight Slightly lighter 168 g vs 178 g
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Around 10% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30
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Fujifilm FinePix AV255 Fujifilm FinePix AV255
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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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.

Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DMC-FS30:1/1600s
AV255:1/1400s
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.1"
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
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
DMC-FS30:28 mm
AV255:32 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
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

Fujifilm FinePix AV255 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S550

Nikon Coolpix S550

Compact

Size Smaller
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Pentax Optio E10

Pentax Optio E10

Compact

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950

Compact

$216

Size Smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Olympus FE-170

Olympus FE-170

Compact

Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$165 - $199

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Slightly heavier

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Fujifilm FinePix AV255
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Fujifilm FinePix AV255
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 Fujifilm FinePix AV255

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