Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs Samsung HZ35W

Samsung HZ35W

70

Winner

Samsung HZ35W

Reasons to buy the Samsung HZ35W

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
920k dots
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

65

"The body is rectangular with gently rounded edges and a subtle ridge along the right front in the area of the shutter button and zoom control to help provide better grip."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the DMC-ZS7's feel
"Very good image quality."
digitalcamerareview.com | talking about the DMC-ZS7's image-quality

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS7

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
Weight Lighter 218 g vs 245 g
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More than 10% lighter
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 16s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Samsung HZ35W

Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 460k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom 15x vs 12x
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Around 60% more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle 24 mm vs 25 mm
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Almost the same
Size Smaller 107x61x28 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the HZ35W's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The HZ35W's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.3"
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Around 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7
65 vs 70
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Samsung HZ35W Samsung HZ35W
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Samsung HZ35W.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
DMC-ZS7:12x
HZ35W:15x
Wide angle Good wide angle Help
DMC-ZS7:25 mm
HZ35W:24 mm
GPS Built-in GPS Help
Great for travel
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Weight Heavy Help
DMC-ZS7:218 g
HZ35W:245 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
DMC-ZS7:1.3"
HZ35W: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-ZS7:103x60x33 mm
HZ35W:107x61x28 mm
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
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is much less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Zoom More zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15

Panasonic Lumix ZS15

Travel zoom

$270

Zoom More zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
GPS No built-in GPS
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
GPS No built-in GPS
Zoom Significantly less zoom

Samsung HZ35W Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung WB700

Samsung WB700

Travel zoom

$215

Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly smaller
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Samsung WB750

Samsung WB750

Travel zoom

$262 - $323

Movie format Higher resolution movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Travel zoom

$344

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen resolution Significantly lower resolution screen

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