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Compared to Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 / ZS3

 

Panasonic arguably invented the pocket super-zoom category with its enormously successful TZ series, and the company’s latest TZ7 / ZS3 is the model Canon’s directly targeting with the SX200 IS. Both cameras have a great deal in common, including 12x zooms, 3in screens, automatic scene detection, HD video recording in the 720p format and HDMI ports for connecting to an HDTV. They’re also roughly the same size, weight and price. But look a little closer and there’s actually considerable differences.

In its favour, the Lumix TZ7 / ZS3 has a wider zoom range of 25-300mm which is arguably a little more useful than the 28-336mm of the Canon. More importantly, it can optically zoom while filming video (unforgivably absent on the SX200 IS), offers a choice of encoding options for longer recording times or easier editing, and records stereo sound. Both screens may be 3in in size, but the TZ7 / ZS3’s boasts double the total pixels for much more detailed playback, along with a live histogram option. The TZ7 / ZS3 may not have a face-bbsed self-timer or blink detection, but it can recognise and store a handful of faces for priority focusing, and there’s a burst mode which may greatly reduce the quality, but can shoot at up to 10fps. Finally, the body is also 5mm thinner, the flash doesn’t annoyingly popup, and there’s an optional underwater housing.

In its favour, the PowerShot SX200 IS sports far greater manual exposure control with Program, Aperture, Shutter Priority and full Manual modes in addition to the usual Auto and Scene preset options. It features two additional Megapixels, a higher bit-rate in its movie mode and a neat self timer mode which exploits face detection to wait until the photographer enters the frame before taking the shot, not to mention blink detection which can warn you if a subject has their eyes closed in a photo. And while the lens doesn’t zoom quite as wide, it does zoom a little closer.

In our tests the SX200 IS’s higher resolution didn’t give it a significant edge over the TZ7 / ZS3 and in some cases the image quality of the Panasonic was preferred, especially in terms of digital reduction of coloured fringing. Ultimately the decision boils down to comparing which feature-set best suits your requirements, but while the manual exposure control on the Canon is certainly nice to have, the Panasonic is simply much better-featured overall. Most would happily sacrifice manual control for a wider lens, more detailed screen, faster continuous shooting and the ability to zoom while filming. See our Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 / ZS3 review for more details.