Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-W550

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FX65

Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 26 mm
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Almost the same
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
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 2s
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30x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.3 fps vs 1.4 fps
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Around 60% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Size Smaller 91x52x17 mm vs 97x54x19 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W350's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-W350's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 117 g vs 146 g
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Around 20% lighter
Macro focus Better macro capability 4 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 20% closer to the lens
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.7"
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More than 10% thinner
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
DMC-FX65:f/2.8
DSC-W350:f/2.7
Size Fairly small Help
DMC-FX65:97x54x19 mm
DSC-W350:91x52x17 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Thickness Thin Help
0.7"
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
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 HD (720p) video Help
DMC-FX65:720p @ 30fps
DSC-W350:720p
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FX65:5x
DSC-W350:4x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
DMC-FX65:1,600 ISO
DSC-W350:3,200 ISO

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Ultra compact

$285

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

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
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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot W530

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Weight Slightly lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Macro focus Better macro capability
Longest exposure Longer exposures
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX65 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

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