Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 97x54x19 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
146 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

59

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

Size
Really small
Super compact 97x54x22 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
145 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX65

Size Smaller 97x54x19 mm vs 97x54x22 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX66

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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
25 mm
Size Fairly small Help
DMC-FX65:97x54x19 mm
DMC-FX66:97x54x22 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Ultra compact

$285

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75

Compact

$319

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78

Compact

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a much larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Compact

$176 - $230

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Movie format Records lower quality movies

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$165 - $199

Zoom More zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48

Compact

$266

Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Smaller screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35

Compact

Aperture Narrower aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Placeholder

Canon PowerShot SD500

Compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS

Kodak EasyShare Z1015 IS

Super zoom

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Compact

$230

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Wider aperture
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Samsung TL100

Samsung TL100

Compact

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Much larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Ultra compact

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

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