Fujifilm F100fd vs Panasonic ZS45

Panasonic ZS45 advantages over Fujifilm F100fd

• Less expensive
  $300 vs $380 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• More telephoto lens reach
  480 mm vs 140 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  350 vs 230 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Newer
  10 years vs 17 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  1040k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More pixels
  16.1 vs 12.0 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle lens
  24 mm vs 28 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 8 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 1.7 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  10 vs 3 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)