Panasonic Lumix
DMC-TZ7
 vs
Samsung
WB650

Samsung WB650

73
Winner

Samsung WB650

Reasons to buy the Samsung WB650

GPS
 Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
920k dots
Screen type
 OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
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-TZ7
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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 Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 16s
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 Around 4x longer exposures
Weight Lighter 229 g vs 245 g
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 Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Samsung WB650
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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 Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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 OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 12x
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 Around 60% more zoom
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 460k dots
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 2x higher resolution screen
Wide angle Better wide angle 24 mm vs 25 mm
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 Almost the same
Size Smaller 107x61x28 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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 More than 10% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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 The WB650's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.3
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 At its widest zoom, the WB650's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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 Around 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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 Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Uses Travel score Travel
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
DMC-TZ7:12x
WB650:15x
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
DMC-TZ7:25 mm
WB650:24 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-TZ7:229 g
WB650:245 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-TZ7:1.3"
WB650:1.1"
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
DMC-TZ7:103x60x33 mm
WB650:107x61x28 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$337 - $460
Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the WB650
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$296 - $371
Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the WB650
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$321
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ10 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ10 vs the WB650
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$289 - $328
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the WB650
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$179 - $197
Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the WB650
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304
Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the WB650
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$193 - $288
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly lower resolution screen
Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the WB650

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Travel zoom

$186 - $273
Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ8 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
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
Compare the IXUS 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430
Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ7

Samsung WB650 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Travel zoom

$482 - $529
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Size Significantly larger
Compare the FinePix F770 EXR vs the WB650
Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$269
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly smaller
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Compare the WB700 vs the WB650
Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$309 - $359
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom More zoom
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Compare the WB750 vs the WB650
Samsung WB2000

Samsung WB2000

Compact

$309 - $400
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Much less zoom
GPS No built-in GPS
Compare the WB2000 vs the WB650
Fujifilm FinePix S3250

Fujifilm FinePix S3250

Super zoom
Zoom Much more zoom
Supports RAW Shoots RAW
Size Much larger
GPS No built-in GPS
Compare the FinePix S3250 vs the WB650

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Samsung WB650
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Samsung WB650

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