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

Zoom
Great zoom
12x
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZR1

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
Size Significantly smaller 98x55x26 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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More than 30% 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 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Weight Much 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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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
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
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
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.

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
Movie format Poor movies Help
DMC-ZR1:720p @ 30fps
DMC-ZS1:848 x 480 @ 30fps
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
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
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$583 - $600

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$196 - $328

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Casio Exilim EX-FH100

Casio Exilim EX-FH100

Travel zoom

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$320 - $468

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Much larger
Zoom Less zoom
Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

Pro digicam

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3

Travel zoom

$185 - $298

Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$550 body only

$439 with 14-42mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$359 - $369

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Super zoom

$643 - $754

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$235 - $298

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7

Compact

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Zoom Significantly less zoom

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