Updated (July, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40

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"Superior noise reduction process of the Venus Engine HD II is applied to make it smoother."
dpreview.com | talking about the DMC-FZ40's iso-noise
"The manual control of FZ45 elevates the operability even higher with the incorporation of new jog dial."
dpreview.com | talking about the DMC-FZ40's button-layout

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28

Size
Really small
Prosumer size 118x75x89 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Weight
Light-weight
417 g
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FZ28

Size Smaller 118x75x89 mm vs 120x79x91 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Lowest price Much cheaper $136.05 vs $410.99
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The best price we've seen is $275 cheaper (3x less)
Weight Lighter 417 g vs 499 g
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Around 20% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.5 fps vs 1.8 fps
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Around 40% faster continuous shooting
Thickness Slightly thinner 3.5" vs 3.6"
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FZ40

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 24x vs 18x
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Around 80% more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 27 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
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Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Zoom Great zoom Help
DMC-FZ28:18x
DMC-FZ40:24x
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-FZ28:3.5"
DMC-FZ40:3.6"
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-FZ28:417 g
DMC-FZ40:499 g
Size Large Help
DMC-FZ28:118x75x89 mm
DMC-FZ40:120x79x91 mm
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
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

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

External flash No external flash support Help
Less expandable
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-FZ28:18x
DMC-FZ40:24x

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48

Super zoom

$370 - $426

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Overall image quality Has significantly better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

Super zoom

$400

Lowest price Is much more expensive
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Canon Rebel T3

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

Super zoom

Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Supports RAW No RAW support
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Larger

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Super zoom

$611

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Leica V-Lux 2

Leica V-Lux 2

Super zoom

$1,101

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Lowest price Much more expensive
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger

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