Canon S95 vs Panasonic ZS70

Below is a thorough analysis of the Canon S95 vs Panasonic ZS70, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and ZS70 (20MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and ZS70 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The S95 was released 7 years before the ZS70 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the S95 scores against the ZS70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S95 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon S95 Gallery and Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Canon S95 enjoys outer measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") and a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS70 has sizing of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") with a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the S95 vs the ZS70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the S95 and ZS70 is 93 and 87 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the S95 and ZS70.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S95 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic ZS70 will give more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older S95 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.