Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/3.3
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FT1

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FT1's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/1600s
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Around 50% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FT10

Continuous shooting Shoots faster 4.6 fps vs 2.3 fps
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2x faster continuous shooting
Weight Lighter 172 g vs 189 g
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Around 10% lighter
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent waterproof cameras, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Waterproof Waterproof Help
Great at the beach
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
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-FT1:28 mm
DMC-FT10:35 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FT1:4.6x
DMC-FT10:4x

Compared to recent waterproof cameras

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
DMC-FT1:98x63x23 mm
DMC-FT10:100x64x22 mm
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3

Waterproof

$408

Movie format Records higher quality movies
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT20

Panasonic Lumix FT20

Waterproof

$241 - $249

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix AW100

Nikon Coolpix AW100

Waterproof

$280

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT2

Waterproof

$433 - $475

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT4

Panasonic Lumix FT4

Waterproof

$458 - $562

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Olympus TG-310

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Olympus TG-610

Olympus TG-610

Waterproof

$229 - $250

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-FC150

Casio Exilim EX-FC150

Compact

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Continuous shooting Shoots much faster
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT10.

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