Fujifilm S100FS vs Panasonic DMC-FZ100

Panasonic DMC-FZ100 advantages over Fujifilm S100FS

• Less expensive
  $500 vs $800 (MSRP)
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Fast startup
  ~1.70 vs 2.4 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• More telephoto lens reach
  600 mm vs 400 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

  410 vs 250 shots
  Capture more photos
• Thinner
  95 mm vs 150 mm
  Thinner
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Lighter weight
  563g vs 995g
  Lighter weight
• More dots on screen
  460k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Less shutter lag
  0.34 vs 0.51 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  14.1 vs 11.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Wider angle lens
  25 mm vs 28 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.2 fps vs 2.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  15 vs 7 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)