Canon N100 vs Panasonic ZS30

In this article, we are looking at the Canon N100 and Panasonic ZS30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and ZS30 (18MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and ZS30 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The N100 was launched 13 months later than the ZS30 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the N100 matches up against the ZS30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot N100 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The complete galleries are available at Canon N100 Gallery and Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon N100 provides outside dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS30 has proportions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the N100 against the ZS30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the N100 and ZS30 is 89 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to visualise the gap in sensor sizing only by researching specs. The graphic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the N100 and ZS30.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The N100 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS30 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics far more aggressively. The younger N100 will have an advantage in sensor technology.