Panasonic DMC-FZ100 vs Canon 360 HS

Panasonic DMC-FZ100 advantages over Canon 360 HS

• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 1.42 vs 1.19 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Larger lens aperture
  f/2.8 vs f/3.6
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• More telephoto lens reach
  600 mm vs 300 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 180 shots
  Capture more photos
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 15 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.2 fps vs 7.2 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility