Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65

61

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-ZR1

54

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX65

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
Help
At its widest zoom, the DMC-FX65's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Size Smaller 97x54x19 mm vs 98x55x26 mm
Help
Around 30% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1"
Help
Around 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 146 g vs 158 g
Help
Around 10% lighter
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FX65

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Zoom More zoom 8x vs 5x
Help
More than 2.5x more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
Help
Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-ZR1
vs

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65
61 vs 54
Explain scores
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65. 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 travel zoom.

advice

Need help deciding?

Ask the community!

I am considering either the DMC-FX65 or the DMC-ZR1,
For example: Taking photos in low light or great family photos or ability to take great photos underwater

Select aspects that are most important to you: (max 3)

Popular tags:

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
25 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

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$300 - $315

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker

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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX66

Compact

Size Larger
Thickness 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-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier

appearance

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

discussion

Showing 0 comments