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Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80

Portability
91
Imaging
35
Features
37
Overall
35
Canon PowerShot D20 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 front
Portability
86
Imaging
46
Features
70
Overall
55

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Key Specs

Canon D20
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-140mm (F3.9-4.8) lens
  • 228g - 112 x 71 x 28mm
  • Announced June 2013
Panasonic ZS80
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Increase to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 327g - 112 x 69 x 42mm
  • Released February 2018
  • Alternate Name is Lumix DC-TZ95
  • Superseded the Panasonic ZS70
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Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Overview

Lets look much closer at the Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80, one being a Waterproof and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D20 (12MP) and ZS80 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The D20 was revealed 5 years earlier than the ZS80 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a concise summation of how the D20 matches up against the ZS80 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon D20 over the Panasonic ZS80

 D20 ZS80 

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS80 over the Canon D20

 ZS80 D20 
ReleasedFebruary 2018June 2013More recent by 56 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1040k461kSharper display (+579k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Canon D20 and Panasonic ZS80

 D20 ZS80 
Manual focus Very exact focus
Display dimension3"3"Identical display size

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Physical Comparison

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon D20 features outside dimensions of 112mm x 71mm x 28mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.1") and a weight of 228 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS80 has dimensions of 112mm x 69mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7") with a weight of 327 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the D20 compared to the ZS80.

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the D20 and ZS80 is 91 and 86 respectively.

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 top view buttons comparison

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Sensor Comparison

Normally, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The visual here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D20 and ZS80.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You should anticipate the Panasonic ZS80 to give you greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older D20 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 sensor size comparison

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon D20 Portrait photography factors
Panasonic ZS80 Portrait photography factors
32
manual focus
includes face detection autofocus
manual exposure not possible
can't use external flash
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
54
focusing manually
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
has face detect focusing
supports RAW files
can't use external flash
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Canon D20 Street photography details
Panasonic ZS80 Street photography details
60
built in image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
screen does not articulate
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
75
screen tilts up and down
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports RAW files
includes touch to focus
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Canon D20 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic ZS80 as a Sports photography camera
34
built in image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
lack of shutter priority mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
60
amazing zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
has tracking focus
good battery pack (380 per charge)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon D20 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic ZS80 as a Travel photography camera
60
weather sealing
flash built-in
fairly wide (28mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
does not have selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.9)
79
good battery pack (380 per charge)
supports bluetooth
includes touch to focus
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
selfie friendly display
rather wide (24mm)
long zoom (720mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon D20 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS80 as a Landscape photography camera
43
manual focus
fairly wide (28mm)
good sized screen (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
weather sealing
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.9)
manual exposure not possible
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
lack of Time Lapse mode
62
focusing manually
rather wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
supports RAW files
good battery pack (380 CIPA)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon D20
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS80
33
fairly wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow max aperture (f3.9)
does not have selfie friendly display
lack of external mic port
73
rather wide (24mm)
selfie friendly display
has touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not have mic jack
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Canon D20 vs Panasonic ZS80 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon D20 and Panasonic ZS80
 Canon PowerShot D20Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80
General Information
Brand Canon Panasonic
Model Canon PowerShot D20 Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80
Otherwise known as - Lumix DC-TZ95
Class Waterproof Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2013-06-18 2018-02-18
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Digic 4 Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4000 x 3000 5184 x 3888
Max native ISO 3200 3200
Max enhanced ISO - 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-140mm (5.0x) 24-720mm (30.0x)
Max aperture f/3.9-4.8 f/3.3-6.4
Macro focus distance 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 461k dot 1,040k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen technology PureColor II TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,330k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.53x
Features
Min shutter speed 15 secs 4 secs
Max shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/2000 secs
Max silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shutter speed - 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.50 m 5.60 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS BuiltIn None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 228g (0.50 lbs) 327g (0.72 lbs)
Dimensions 112 x 71 x 28mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.1") 112 x 69 x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 380 images
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model NB-6L -
Self timer Yes (2, 10, Custom) Yes
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I supported)
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at release $299 $448