Panasonic Lumix
DMC-ZS3
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-H20
DMC-ZS3
DSC-H20
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Panasonic DMC-ZS3 |
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Much better wide-angle | 25 mm | vs | 38 mm |  |
More than 50% better wide-angle | ||||
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Significantly higher resolution screen | 460k dots | vs | 230k dots | |
Around 2x higher resolution screen | ||||
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Wider aperture | f/3.3 | vs | f/3.5 | |
At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZS3's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops) | ||||
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Slightly more zoom | 12x | vs | 10x | |
More than 40% more zoom | ||||
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Smaller | 103x60x33 mm | vs | 107x69x47 mm | |
More than 70% smaller | ||||
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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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Thinner | 1.3" | vs | 1.9" | |
More than 40% thinner | ||||
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Significantly longer exposures | 60s | vs | 30s | |
2x longer exposures | ||||
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Shoots slightly faster | 2.3 fps | vs | 1.8 fps | |
Around 30% faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Slightly lighter | 229 g | vs | 250 g | |
Around 10% lighter | ||||
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Cheaper | $286.95 | vs | $324.80 | |
The best price we've seen is $38 cheaper (more than 10% less) | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Sony DSC-H20 |
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 3,200 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | |
The DSC-H20's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Slightly better macro capability | 2 cm | vs | 3 cm | |
Focus on subjects 50% closer to the lens | ||||
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Slightly higher resolution | 9.8 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | |
Almost the same | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent digicams
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Compared to recent travel zooms
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products. |
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Canon PowerShot S90Pro digicam $340 - $391 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Travel zoom $217 - $230 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5vTravel zoom $315 - $350 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Canon PowerShot SX200 ISTravel zoom $255 - $365 |
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Samsung HZ35WTravel zoom $339 |
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Canon PowerShot SX120 ISTravel zoom $157 - $242 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $222 - $300 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $275 - $400 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3Travel zoom $209 - $300 |
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Canon PowerShot SX210 ISTravel zoom $329 - $350 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1Travel zoom $235 - $266 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1Super zoom $350 - $380 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50Super zoom |
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