Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 over the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3.

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

Wide angle Much better wide angle 25 mm vs 38 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZS3's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Size Smaller 103x60x33 mm vs 107x69x47 mm
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More than 40% smaller
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
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Thickness Thinner 1.3" vs 1.9"
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Around 30% thinner
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures 60s vs 30s
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2x longer exposures
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.3 fps vs 1.8 fps
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Around 30% faster continuous shooting
Weight Slightly lighter 229 g vs 250 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-H20's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
DMC-ZS3:60s
DSC-H20:30s
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

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-ZS3:2.3 fps
DSC-H20:1.8 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Travel zoom

Longest exposure Significantly shorter exposures
Sensor size Has a slightly smaller sensor

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Weight Slightly lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a GPS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Wide angle Better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Less zoom
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly smaller screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Travel zoom

True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Super zoom

$349 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier

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