Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1

Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3

Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
159 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZX1

Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1300s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZX3

Lowest price Cheaper $170.33 vs $247.89
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The best price we've seen is $78 cheaper (more than 30% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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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
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Longest exposure Very long exposure times Help
60 seconds
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
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
Size Fairly small Help
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Weight Light weight Help
DMC-ZX1:158 g
DMC-ZX3:159 g
Thickness Thin Help
1"
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
DMC-ZX1:2.3 fps
DMC-ZX3:1.8 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Zoom Poor zoom Help
8x
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$185 - $242

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$650

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$339

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Zoom Has way more more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Longest exposure Much shorter exposures
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS35

Travel zoom

$161

Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung EX1

Samsung EX1

Pro digicam

$386 - $512

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Much heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier

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