Canon SX540 HS vs Panasonic ZS25

Let's look more closely at the Canon SX540 HS and Panasonic ZS25, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Canon and Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the SX540 HS (20MP) and ZS25 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX540 HS was manufactured 3 years after the ZS25 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX540 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise overview of how the SX540 HS grades versus the ZS25 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX540 HS comes with physical dimensions of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") having a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS25 has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the SX540 HS vs the ZS25.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX540 HS and ZS25 is 69 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes just by reading through technical specs. The image here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX540 HS and ZS25.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can count on the Canon SX540 HS to give more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots way more aggressively. The more recent SX540 HS should have an edge in sensor innovation.