Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Size
Really small
Compact 103x58x29 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
200 g

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS5

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-ZS5'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
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H55

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 103x58x29 mm vs 103x60x32 mm
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More than 10% 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
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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Around 10% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Weight Lighter 200 g vs 214 g
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Around 10% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $200.00 vs $297.99
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The best price we've seen is $98 cheaper (more than 30% less)
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1300s
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Around 20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5
57 vs 55
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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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-ZS5:60s
DSC-H55:30s
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
DMC-ZS5:1/1300s
DSC-H55:1/1600s
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-ZS5:214 g
DSC-H55:200 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-ZS5:1.3"
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-ZS5:103x60x32 mm
DSC-H55:103x58x29 mm
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
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.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
DMC-ZS5:2.3 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-ZS5:12x
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 SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Sensor size Has a marginally smaller sensor
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a GPS
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom More zoom
Thickness Slightly thicker
Weight Slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Travel zoom

Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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
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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker

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