Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZR1
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Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-W290
DMC-ZR1
DSC-W290
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 |  |
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Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZR1 |
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More zoom | 8x | vs | 5x |  |
More than 2.5x more zoom | ||||
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Much better macro capability | 3 cm | vs | 10 cm | |
Focus on subjects around 3.5x closer to the lens | ||||
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Better wide-angle | 25 mm | vs | 28 mm | |
More than 10% better wide-angle | ||||
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Has boost ISO | 6,400 ISO | vs | None | |
Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image | ||||
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Much longer exposures | 60s | vs | 2s | |
30x longer exposures | ||||
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Lighter | 158 g | vs | 167 g | |
Around 10% lighter | ||||
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Shoots slightly faster | 2.3 fps | vs | 1.8 fps | |
Around 30% faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/2000s | vs | 1/1600s | |
Around 30% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Sony DSC-W290 |
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Significantly larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.7" | |
More than 10% larger screen | ||||
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Smaller | 98x57x23 mm | vs | 98x55x26 mm | |
Around 10% smaller | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 3,200 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | |
The DSC-W290's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Thinner | 0.9" | vs | 1" | |
More than 10% thinner | ||||
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Slightly higher resolution | 9.8 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Slightly cheaper | $199.00 | vs | $234.95 | |
The best price we've seen is $36 cheaper (around 20% less) | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent compacts
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products. |
competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3Travel zoom $287 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1Travel zoom $218 - $253 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Travel zoom $217 - $230 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1Ultra compact $200 - $374 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380Ultra compact $231 - $303 |
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Canon PowerShot SD780 ISUltra compact $149 - $265 |
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Canon PowerShot S90Pro digicam $340 - $391 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3Travel zoom $209 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20Travel zoom $145 - $200 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $275 - $400 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $222 - $300 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Competitors |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350Ultra compact $169 - $180 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330Ultra compact $139 - $180 |
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Canon PowerShot SD1200 ISCompact $138 - $159 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320Ultra compact $158 - $195 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W370Compact $160 - $240 |
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