recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10
100 vs 77
Explain scores
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10.

differences

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Weight Lighter 218 g vs 229 g
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Around 10% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $337.24 vs $396.40
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The best price we've seen is $59 cheaper (around 20% less)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ7 vs the Panasonic DMC-TZ10.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Learn more about
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Incredible zoom Help
12x
Wide-angle Good wide-angle Help
25 mm
Screen resolution High resolution screens Help
460k dots
Screen size Large screens Help
3.0"
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Very good boost ISO Help
6,400 ISO
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/2000 of a second
Lowest price Very expensive Help
DMC-TZ10:$337.24
DMC-TZ7:$396.40
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.3"
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-TZ10:218 g
DMC-TZ7:229 g
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Size Large Help
Compact 103x60x33 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Travel zoom

$383

Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294 - $350

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensivity
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Travel zoom

$350

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is slightly smaller
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$335 - $424

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Pro digicam

$360 - $500

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Weight Is significantly heavier
Zoom Has way more less zoom
Samsung WB650

Samsung WB650

Travel zoom

$275

Zoom Has much more zoom
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Travel zoom

$247 - $300

Size Is significantly smaller
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensivity
Zoom Has significantly less zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1

Travel zoom

$261 - $339

Size Much smaller
Weight Much lighter
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Screen size Smaller screen

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

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Avatar for Rudik Rudik (0:14 AM, May 18, 2010)
The main feature which differs TZ7 and TZ10 - GPS is missing in the "Important Differences"...