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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

Size Significantly smaller 98x55x26 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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More than 30% smaller
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.6 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
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 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
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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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS1

Zoom More zoom 12x vs 8x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
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Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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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
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
DMC-ZR1:720p @ 30fps
DMC-ZS1:848 x 480 @ 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
DMC-ZR1:2.3 fps
DMC-ZS1:2.5 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-ZR1:8x
DMC-ZS1:12x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
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 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-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
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
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Size Larger
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
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Weight Lighter
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Size Larger
Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

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