Canon A2300
Budget Compact Camera
vs Panasonic FH8
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2300

Best price $249
  • Cheaper street price $249 vs $327
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 8 seconds

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC FH8

Best price
$327
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Has panorama image capture A2300 does not have panorama

What the Canon A2300 and Panasonic FH8 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.41 oz vs 4.3 oz
  • Similar Body sizes 6 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP vs 16.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Both cameras are the same age February 2012 vs February 2012
  • Similar optical zoom range 5.0×

What’s missing from both the Canon A2300 and the Panasonic FH8

  • No HDR processing
  • No HDMI port
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi

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