Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Panasonic ZS25

Following is a detailed review of the Canon ELPH 500 HS vs Panasonic ZS25, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the ELPH 500 HS (12MP) and ZS25 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 500 HS was brought out 23 months before the ZS25 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the ELPH 500 HS matches up versus the ZS25 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon ELPH 500 HS & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25. The entire galleries are available at Canon ELPH 500 HS Gallery & Panasonic ZS25 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon ELPH 500 HS provides outer dimensions of 101mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS25 has dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the ELPH 500 HS compared to the ZS25.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the ELPH 500 HS and ZS25 is 94 and 93 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizes just by going through a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the ELPH 500 HS and ZS25.

Clearly, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can expect the Panasonic ZS25 to produce more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged ELPH 500 HS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.