Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 vs Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB750

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Winner

Samsung WB750

Reasons to buy the Samsung WB750

Zoom
Great zoom
18x
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 105x59x24 mm
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
440 fps
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Weight
Light-weight
188 g

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-LS2

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-LS2's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Weight Slightly lighter 188 g vs 193 g
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Samsung WB750

True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 4.9 MP
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Capture more than 2x more detail in your photos
Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.0"
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More than 50% larger screen
Zoom Much more zoom 18x vs 3x
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36x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 320 x 240 @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 440 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 85k dots
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Around 5.5x higher resolution screen
3D Takes 3D photos Yes vs No
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Combines multiple photos into a 3D image
HDR Has in-camera HDR Yes vs No
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Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 3 fps
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Around 3.5x faster continuous shooting
Size Smaller 105x59x24 mm vs 111x54x31 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 400 ISO
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The WB750's maximum light sensitivity is 3 f-stops better
Thickness Thinner 1" vs 1.2"
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Around 20% thinner
Longest exposure Longer exposures 16s vs 8s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2
33 vs 64
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Samsung WB750 Samsung WB750
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung WB750. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
DMC-LS2:Lens
WB750:Sensor shift, Lens
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-LS2:188 g
WB750:193 g
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Samsung HZ35W

Samsung HZ35W

Travel zoom

Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Screen type Has an OLED screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Samsung TL350

Samsung TL350

Compact

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS2 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS4

Panasonic Lumix TS4

Waterproof

$274 - $400

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$599

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F3

Compact

$144

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
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Olympus C-2100 UZ

Super zoom

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Zoom More zoom
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Samsung WB750 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$215

Size Smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability
Movie format Lower resolution movies
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Samsung WB150F

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$179

Size Slightly smaller
Lowest price Cheaper
Movie format Lower resolution movies
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
GPS Has a GPS
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Size Significantly larger
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Battery life Longer battery life
Size Significantly larger
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Touch screen Has a touch screen
GPS Has a GPS
3D Doesn't take 3D photos
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR

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