Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Size
Really small
Compact 103x60x33 mm
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Zoom More zoom 12x vs 8x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
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
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Size Significantly smaller 98x55x26 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 158 g vs 229 g
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More than 30% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 1" vs 1.3"
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More than 20% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
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
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
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
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Zoom Poor zoom Help
DMC-TZ7:12x
DMC-ZR1:8x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has way more more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$495 - $500

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom More zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly smaller screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier

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