Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

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-TZ8

57

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1300s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ8

Lowest price Much cheaper $241.03 vs $649.97
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The best price we've seen is $409 cheaper (2.7x less)
Size Slightly smaller 103x60x32 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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Almost the same
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.3" vs 1.3"
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Almost the same
Weight Slightly lighter 214 g vs 218 g
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10.

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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-TZ8:214 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.3"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Size Large Help
DMC-TZ10:103x60x33 mm
DMC-TZ8:103x60x32 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
2.3 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
12x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

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-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25

Panasonic Lumix TZ25

Travel zoom

$337 - $402

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Travel zoom

Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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discussion

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Avatar for Alex Black Alex Black (0:16 AM, May 18, 2010)
Hey Rudik, good call, thanks for pointing that out. Having a GPS is probably pretty key for these types of cameras, great for travel shots, automatically tagging where each photo was taken!

We're working on a big update to Snapsort, including adding information about which cameras have GPS and which don't.
 
Avatar for Rudik Rudik (0:10 AM, May 18, 2010)
Strangely enough the main feature which differs TZ8 and TZ10 - GPS is missing in the "Important Differences"...