Canon SX10 IS vs Panasonic ZS35

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Canon SX10 IS vs Panasonic ZS35, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Canon and Panasonic. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the SX10 IS (10MP) and ZS35 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SX10 IS was released 6 years prior to the ZS35 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX10 IS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the SX10 IS scores vs the ZS35 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX10 IS and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX10 IS Gallery and Panasonic ZS35 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Canon SX10 IS offers outer measurements of 128mm x 88mm x 87mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 3.4") along with a weight of 600 grams (1.32 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS35 has specifications of 107mm x 62mm x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the SX10 IS and the ZS35.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the SX10 IS and ZS35 is 65 and 89 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX10 IS and ZS35.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Panasonic ZS35 to deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older SX10 IS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.