Canon S120 vs Panasonic ZS40

Lets look more closely at the Canon S120 vs Panasonic ZS40, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the S120 (12MP) and ZS40 (18MP) and the S120 (1/1.7") and ZS40 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The S120 was revealed very close to the ZS40 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the S120 grades versus the ZS40 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S120 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40. The full galleries are available at Canon S120 Gallery & Panasonic ZS40 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Canon S120 comes with outside measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS40 has specifications of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the S120 and the ZS40.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S120 and ZS40 is 92 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking a spec sheet. The visual here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the S120 and ZS40.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S120 having a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Panasonic ZS40 will give more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively.