Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

55

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

52

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS1

Zoom More zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZS1's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
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
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures 60s vs 30s
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2x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.5 fps vs 1.8 fps
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Around 40% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1600s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H55

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
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 848 x 480 @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 103x58x29 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-H55's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 200 g vs 229 g
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More than 10% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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More than 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1
52 vs 55
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55.

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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
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
DMC-ZS1:60s
DSC-H55:30s
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-ZS1:229 g
DSC-H55:200 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-ZS1:1.3"
DSC-H55:1.1"
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
DMC-ZS1:103x60x33 mm
DSC-H55:103x58x29 mm
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
DMC-ZS1:848 x 480 @ 30fps
DSC-H55:720p @ 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-ZS1:2.5 fps
DSC-H55:1.8 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-ZS1:12x
DSC-H55:10x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Zoom Has way more more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
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 Slightly shorter exposures
Zoom Has slightly less zoom
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
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-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Zoom Slightly more zoom
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Shutter lag Slightly more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Zoom More zoom
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Size Larger

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