recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1
57 vs 55
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

differences

Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Size Significantly smaller 98x55x26 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 848 x 480 @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Sensor size Significantly larger sensor 1/2.5" 6x4mm vs 1/2.5" 5x4mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Weight Much lighter 158 g vs 229 g
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More than 40% lighter
True resolution Much higher resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.6 MP
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More than 10% higher resolution
Thickness Significantly thinner 1" vs 1.3"
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Around 30% thinner
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Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZS1

Zoom Significantly more zoom 12x vs 8x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
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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-ZR1:8x
DMC-ZS1:12x
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-ZR1:1"
DMC-ZS1:1.3"
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"

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
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$209 - $300

Size Is significantly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

$287 - $300

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$222 - $300

Weight Is slightly lighter
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
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$217 - $230

Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Size Is slightly smaller
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

$149 - $265

Size Is much smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Ultra compact

$200 - $374

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Zoom Less zoom
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$157 - $242

Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide-angle Much worse wide-angle
Size Much larger

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

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