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Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1

Portability
93
Imaging
36
Features
33
Overall
34
Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
34
Overall
37

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Key Specs

Canon N Facebook ready
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.8" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 195g - 79 x 60 x 29mm
  • Launched August 2013
Panasonic SZ1
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 131g - 99 x 59 x 21mm
  • Revealed January 2012
Photography Glossary

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Overview

The following is a extensive overview of the Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic SZ1, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Canon and Panasonic. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and SZ1 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The N Facebook ready was manufactured 20 months after the SZ1 making them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the N Facebook ready matches up against the SZ1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon N Facebook ready over the Panasonic SZ1

 N Facebook ready SZ1 
RevealedAugust 2013January 2012Newer by 20 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution461k230kCrisper display (+231k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic SZ1 over the Canon N Facebook ready

 SZ1 N Facebook ready 
Display size3"2.8"Larger display (+0.2")

Common features in the Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic SZ1

 N Facebook ready SZ1 
Manually focus Lack of manual focus

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Physical Comparison

If you are looking to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon N Facebook ready offers exterior measurements of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Panasonic SZ1 has measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 131 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the N Facebook ready against the SZ1.

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the N Facebook ready and SZ1 is 93 and 95 respectively.

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 top view buttons comparison

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Sensor Comparison

Generally, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions just by seeing technical specs. The pic underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the N Facebook ready and SZ1.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Panasonic SZ1 to produce greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more modern N Facebook ready should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 sensor size comparison

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Portrait photography information
Panasonic SZ1 Portrait photography information
21
manual focus not available
manual exposure not available
external flash not possible
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
34
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
has face detect focusing
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready as a Street photography camera
Panasonic SZ1 as a Street photography camera
65
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
63
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (131g)
fixed screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Sports photography features
Panasonic SZ1 Sports photography features
25
image stabilization (Optical)
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
low battery power (200 shots)
has no phase detect auto focus
40
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
has tracking focus
max fps low (1.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic SZ1 as a Travel photography camera
61
flash built-in
screen is selfie friendly
really wide (28mm)
no Time Lapse function
low battery power (200 shots)
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
70
lighter than others in class (131 grams)
megapixel count good (16MP)
has built in flash
decently wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
no Time Lapse recording
doesn't have selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Landscape photography details
Panasonic SZ1 Landscape photography details
36
really wide (28mm)
screen size is decent (2.8 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
manual focus not available
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
manual exposure not available
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
low battery power (200 shots)
no Time Lapse function
43
decently wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
no manual exposure
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
no Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Vlogging features
Panasonic SZ1 Vlogging features
72
really wide (28mm)
screen is selfie friendly
screen is touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
no mic port
32
decently wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
lighter than others in class (131 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
no mic port
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Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic SZ1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic SZ1
 Canon PowerShot N Facebook readyPanasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1
General Information
Company Canon Panasonic
Model Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ1
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2013-08-22 2012-01-09
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Digic 5 -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4000 x 2248 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 6400 6400
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points - 23
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-224mm (8.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/3.1-5.9
Macro focus distance 1cm 4cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Display type Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.8" 3"
Resolution of display 461k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology PureColor II G touch TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15 seconds 8 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 2.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range - 5.60 m
Flash settings - Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 ( 240 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 195 gr (0.43 lbs) 131 gr (0.29 lbs)
Physical dimensions 79 x 60 x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") 99 x 59 x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 200 pictures 250 pictures
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NB-9L -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Retail pricing $299 $179