recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
51 vs 69
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

differences

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-FZ28

Zoom More zoom 18x vs 12x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-FZ28's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Lowest price Cheaper $290.99 vs $367.55
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The best price we've seen is $77 cheaper (around 30% less)
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Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Size Much smaller 103x60x33 mm vs 118x75x89 mm
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Around 4x smaller
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Thickness Much thinner 1.3" vs 3.5"
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More than 2.5x thinner
Wide-angle Better wide-angle 25 mm vs 27 mm
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Around 10% better wide-angle
Weight Significantly lighter 229 g vs 417 g
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More than 80% lighter
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide-angle Good wide-angle Help
DMC-FZ28:27 mm
DMC-TZ7:25 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Very good boost ISO Help
6,400 ISO
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
DMC-FZ28:1 cm
DMC-TZ7:3 cm
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Lowest price Very expensive Help
DMC-FZ28:$290.99
DMC-TZ7:$367.55
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Super zoom

$315 - $343

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$369 - $413

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

$339 - $400

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Supports RAW No RAW support
Size Larger
Kodak EasyShare Z980

Kodak EasyShare Z980

Super zoom

$330

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Significantly larger
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

$238 - $280

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports RAW No RAW support
Olympus SP-590 UZ

Olympus SP-590 UZ

Super zoom

$319

Zoom Much more zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots faster
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

Super zoom

$450

Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Screen size Smaller screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Travel zoom

$279 - $310

Lowest price Cheaper
Weight Slightly lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$348 - $404

GPS Has a GPS
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3

Travel zoom

$457

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$340 - $391

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$329 - $350

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen
Wide-angle Worse wide-angle

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