Canon ELPH 150 IS vs Panasonic ZS35

Let's examine more in depth at the Canon ELPH 150 IS and Panasonic ZS35, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There is a big difference among the resolutions of the ELPH 150 IS (20MP) and ZS35 (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ELPH 150 IS was manufactured 2 months later than the ZS35 so they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon ELPH 150 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the ELPH 150 IS matches up versus the ZS35 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot ELPH 150 IS and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35. The entire galleries are available at Canon ELPH 150 IS Gallery and Panasonic ZS35 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon ELPH 150 IS comes with outside measurements of 95mm x 57mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS35 has sizing of 107mm x 62mm x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the ELPH 150 IS versus the ZS35.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 150 IS and ZS35 is 95 and 89 respectively.

Generally, its tough to see the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the ELPH 150 IS and ZS35.

All in all, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Canon ELPH 150 IS to result in more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively.