recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
79 vs 57
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7.

differences

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Zoom Significantly 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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the Panasonic DMC-TZ7

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Size Significantly smaller 98x55x26 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Weight Much lighter 158 g vs 229 g
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More than 40% lighter
Thickness Significantly thinner 1" vs 1.3"
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Around 30% thinner
Lowest price Cheaper $234.95 vs $367.55
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The best price we've seen is $133 cheaper (around 60% less)
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Wide-angle Good wide-angle Help
25 mm
Zoom Great zoom Help
DMC-TZ7:12x
DMC-ZR1:8x
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Extremely 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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-TZ7:1.3"
DMC-ZR1:1"

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
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$222 - $300

Weight Is slightly lighter
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$275 - $400

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$209 - $300

Size Is significantly smaller
Weight Is much lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Travel zoom

$145 - $200

Size Is significantly smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$340 - $391

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$217 - $230

Size Is slightly smaller
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Travel zoom

$218 - $253

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$329 - $350

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide-angle Worse wide-angle
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

$315 - $350

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

$287 - $300

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier

appearance

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1

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