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Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45

Portability
93
Imaging
37
Features
33
Overall
35
Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 front
Portability
91
Imaging
41
Features
55
Overall
46

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Key Specs

Canon N Facebook ready
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.8" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 195g - 79 x 60 x 29mm
  • Introduced August 2013
Panasonic ZS45
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-480mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 249g - 108 x 60 x 32mm
  • Revealed January 2015
  • Also Known as Lumix DMC-TZ57
  • Superseded the Panasonic ZS40
  • Newer Model is Panasonic ZS50
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Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Overview

Here is a complete comparison of the Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic ZS45, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and ZS45 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The N Facebook ready was unveiled 16 months prior to the ZS45 making them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the N Facebook ready matches up vs the ZS45 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon N Facebook ready over the Panasonic ZS45

 N Facebook ready ZS45 
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS45 over the Canon N Facebook ready

 ZS45 N Facebook ready 
RevealedJanuary 2015August 2013Fresher by 16 months
Display size3"2.8"Larger display (+0.2")
Display resolution1040k461kCrisper display (+579k dot)

Common features in the Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic ZS45

 N Facebook ready ZS45 
Manually focus Lack of manual focusing
Display typeTiltingTiltingTilting display

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to carry your camera, you should factor its weight and volume. The Canon N Facebook ready provides outer dimensions of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS45 has sizing of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

See the Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic ZS45 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the N Facebook ready vs the ZS45.

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the N Facebook ready and ZS45 is 93 and 91 respectively.

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 top view buttons comparison

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specs. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the N Facebook ready and ZS45.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Panasonic ZS45 to give you extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older N Facebook ready is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 sensor size comparison

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Portrait photography advice
Panasonic ZS45 Portrait photography advice
22
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
can't use external flash
low MP (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
37
good resolution (16 megapixels)
comes with face detect focusing
no manual focus
can't use external flash
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready as a Street photography camera
Panasonic ZS45 as a Street photography camera
65
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
69
screen tilts
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others (249 grams)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Sports photography information
Panasonic ZS45 Sports photography information
25
has image stabilization (Optical)
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
not so great battery life (200 shots)
lacks phase detect AF
56
great zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16MP)
comes with tracking focus
better than average battery power (350 shots)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon N Facebook ready
Travel photography with Panasonic ZS45
61
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
decently wide (28mm)
missing Time Lapse function
not so great battery life (200 CIPA)
low MP (12MP)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
71
better than average battery power (350 per charge)
lighter than others (249 grams)
good resolution (16MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
very long reach (480mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
display is not selfie friendly
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Landscape photography factors
Panasonic ZS45 Landscape photography factors
36
decently wide (28mm)
good sized screen (2.8")
has image stabilization (Optical)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
manual exposure not possible
low MP (12 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
not so great battery life (200 per charge)
missing Time Lapse function
48
fairly wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16MP)
better than average battery power (350 shots)
no manual focus
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
does not have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon N Facebook ready Vlogging details
Panasonic ZS45 Vlogging details
73
decently wide (28mm)
selfie friendly screen
touchscreen functionality
has image stabilization (Optical)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
missing external mic jack
34
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focusing
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than others (249g)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have mic port
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Canon N Facebook ready vs Panasonic ZS45 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon N Facebook ready and Panasonic ZS45
 Canon PowerShot N Facebook readyPanasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
General Information
Brand Name Canon Panasonic
Model type Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
Otherwise known as - Lumix DMC-TZ57
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2013-08-22 2015-01-06
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Digic 5 -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 2248 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 6400 6400
Lowest native ISO 80 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Total focus points - 21
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) 24-480mm (20.0x)
Maximal aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing range 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.9
Screen
Range of display Tilting Tilting
Display diagonal 2.8 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 461k dot 1,040k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display technology PureColor II G touch -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15s 4s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 2.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance - 6.00 m
Flash settings - Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 ( 240 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format H.264 MPEG-4
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 195 gr (0.43 lbs) 249 gr (0.55 lbs)
Physical dimensions 79 x 60 x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") 108 x 60 x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 200 images 350 images
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NB-9L -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Retail cost $299 $300