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Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10

Portability
61 Imaging
40 Features
44 Overall
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Fujifilm FinePix S9400W front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 front
Portability
91 Imaging
37 Features
46 Overall
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Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Key Specs

Fujifilm S9400W
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.9-6.5) lens
  • 670g - 123 x 87 x 116mm
  • Introduced January 2014
Panasonic ZS10
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-384mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 219g - 105 x 58 x 33mm
  • Revealed January 2011
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-TZ20 / Lumix DMC-TZ22
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Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Overview

On this page, we will be looking at the Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by rivals FujiFilm and Panasonic. The image resolution of the Fujifilm S9400W (16MP) and the ZS10 (14MP) is pretty well matched and both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm S9400W was brought out 2 years after the ZS10 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm S9400W being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the Fujifilm S9400W grades against the ZS10 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm S9400W over the Panasonic ZS10

					

					

						
 Fujifilm S9400W ZS10 
RevealedJanuary 2014January 2011Newer by 36 months
					

				


				

					

						
Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS10 over the Fujifilm S9400W

					

					

						
 ZS10 Fujifilm S9400W 
Touch friendly screen  Quickly navigate
					

				


				

					

						
Common features in the Fujifilm S9400W and Panasonic ZS10

					

					

						
 Fujifilm S9400W ZS10 
Focus manually  No manual focus
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurement
Screen resolution460k460kSame screen resolution
Selfie screen  Neither offers selfie screen
					

				

				

	
	
	
	

				

					

						
Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Physical Comparison

					

					

						
For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S9400W offers exterior measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") and a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS10 has sizing of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).
Check out the Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm S9400W against the ZS10.
Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 size comparison
Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S9400W and ZS10 is 61 and 91 respectively.
Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 top view buttons comparison					

				


				

					

						
Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Sensor Comparison

					

					

						
Quite often, it is tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through specs. The picture here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S9400W and ZS10.
As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You should expect the Fujifilm S9400W to give greater detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The newer Fujifilm S9400W provides an advantage in sensor technology.

						Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 sensor size comparison
					

				


				

					

						
Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Screen and ViewFinder

					

					

											

					Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison				


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Photography Type Scores

					

				

				
Portrait Comparison
Fujifilm S9400W Portrait photography factors
Panasonic ZS10 Portrait photography factors
37
 resolution is good (16 megapixels)
 provides face detection focus
 manual focus not available
 no external flash support
 sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
 does not have RAW files
30
 MP count decent (14MP)
 lack of manual focus
 no external flash support
 very small sensor size (1/2.3")
 lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison
Fujifilm S9400W Street photography features
Panasonic ZS10 Street photography features
41
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 fixed screen
 sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
 does not have RAW files
 more heavy than competition (670g)
65
 image stabilization (Optical)
 offers touch focus
 lighter than competitors in class (219g)
 screen is fixed
 very small sensor size (1/2.3")
 lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison
Fujifilm S9400W Sports photography features
Panasonic ZS10 Sports photography features
55
 incredible zoom range (24-1200mm  50.0 x zoom)
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 resolution is good (16MP)
 provides tracking autofocus
 great battery (500 CIPA)
 sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
 does not have phase detect auto focus
47
 excellent zoom range (24-384mm  16.0 x zoom)
 image stabilization (Optical)
 MP count decent (14 megapixels)
 offers tracking focus
 very small sensor size (1/2.3")
 terrible battery (260 CIPA)
 lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison
Fujifilm S9400W Travel photography details
Panasonic ZS10 Travel photography details
54
 great battery (500 per charge)
 resolution is good (16MP)
 flash built-in
 quite wide (24mm)
 great zoom (1200mm)
 doesn't have Timelapse recording
 more heavy than competition (670g)
 doesn't have selfie friendly display
 slow max aperture (f2.9)
67
 lighter than competitors in class (219 grams)
 offers touch focus
 MP count decent (14 megapixels)
 has built in flash
 reasonably wide (24mm)
 great reach (384mm)
 missing Timelapse function
 terrible battery (260 shots)
 doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
 somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison
Fujifilm S9400W Landscape photography factors
Panasonic ZS10 Landscape photography factors
44
 quite wide (24mm)
 screen is a good size (3")
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 resolution is good (16MP)
 great battery (500 shots)
 manual focus not available
 lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
 slow max aperture (f2.9)
 sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
 does not have RAW files
 doesn't have Timelapse recording
42
 reasonably wide (24mm)
 screen is a decent size (3 inches)
 image stabilization (Optical)
 MP count decent (14 megapixels)
 lack of manual focus
 lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
 somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
 very small sensor size (1/2.3")
 lack of RAW files
 terrible battery (260 per charge)
 missing Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison
Vlogging with Fujifilm S9400W
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS10
26
 quite wide (24mm)
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 provides face detection focus
 video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
 slow max aperture (f2.9)
 doesn't have selfie friendly display
 doesn't have external microphone jack
 more heavy than competition (670g)
34
 reasonably wide (24mm)
 touchscreen functionality
 image stabilization (Optical)
 video resolution high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
 lighter than competitors in class (219g)
 somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
 doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
 missing microphone port
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Fujifilm S9400W vs Panasonic ZS10 Specifications

					

					

											


					

						Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm S9400W and Panasonic ZS10
 Fujifilm FinePix S9400WPanasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
General Information
Brand Name FujiFilm Panasonic
Model type Fujifilm FinePix S9400W Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10
Also Known as - Lumix DMC-TZ20 / Lumix DMC-TZ22
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2014-01-06 2011-01-25
Body design SLR-like (bridge) Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Venus Engine FHD
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 14 megapixels
Anti alias filter    
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 4320 x 3240
Highest native ISO 12800 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW data    
Autofocusing
Focus manually    
AF touch    
AF continuous    
Single AF    
Tracking AF    
AF selectice    
Center weighted AF    
Multi area AF    
Live view AF    
Face detection AF    
Contract detection AF    
Phase detection AF    
Total focus points - 23
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-1200mm (50.0x) 24-384mm (16.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.9-6.5 f/3.3-5.9
Macro focusing distance 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 460k dot 460k dot
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch friendly    
Screen tech TFT LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 201k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 97 percent -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 8s 60s
Maximum shutter speed 1/1700s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting speed 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Manually set exposure    
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB    
Image stabilization    
Inbuilt flash    
Flash distance 7.00 m 5.00 m
Flash settings Auto, forced flash, suppressed flash, slow synchro Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe    
AEB    
WB bracketing    
Exposure
Multisegment exposure    
Average exposure    
Spot exposure    
Partial exposure    
AF area exposure    
Center weighted exposure    
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60i), 1280 x 960 (60p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack    
Headphone jack    
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment seal    
Water proofing    
Dust proofing    
Shock proofing    
Crush proofing    
Freeze proofing    
Weight 670 grams (1.48 lbs) 219 grams (0.48 lbs)
Physical dimensions 123 x 87 x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") 105 x 58 x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 500 shots 260 shots
Style of battery AA Battery Pack
Battery ID 4 x AA -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature    
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $330 $350