Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
Help
Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Weight Lighter 218 g vs 229 g
Help
Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ7 vs the Panasonic DMC-TZ10.
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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Sports score Sports
Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
Lack of noise, sharp details
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Color accuracy Color accuracy
White balance in varied lighting
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Autofocus peformance Still image focusing
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Autofocus performance Video focusing
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Manual controls Manual settings
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Performance Image stabilization
Ability to reduce blur from hand shake
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
12x
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
25 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-TZ10:218 g
DMC-TZ7:229 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.3"
Size Large Help
Compact 103x60x33 mm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
2.3 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
12x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$315 - $457

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$296 - $371

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Travel zoom

$186 - $273

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$359 - $369

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-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$320 - $468

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
True resolution Takes slightly higher resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$193 - $288

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
GPS No built-in GPS
Wide angle Worse wide angle

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 300 HS

Canon IXUS 300 HS

Pro digicam

$354 - $448

Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Significantly smaller
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle

appearance

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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"...