Fujifilm XF1 vs Panasonic ZS50

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Fujifilm XF1 and Panasonic ZS50, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands FujiFilm and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm XF1 (12MP) and the ZS50 (12MP) is very close but the Fujifilm XF1 (2/3") and ZS50 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm XF1 was launched 3 years earlier than the ZS50 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the Fujifilm XF1 scores vs the ZS50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm XF1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50. The complete galleries are viewable at Fujifilm XF1 Gallery & Panasonic ZS50 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm XF1 provides outside dimensions of 108mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS50 has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") and a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm XF1 against the ZS50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm XF1 and ZS50 is 90 and 90 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizing simply by looking through specifications. The photograph below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm XF1 and ZS50.

Plainly, each of the cameras have got the exact same resolution but different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm XF1 comes with the larger sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The older Fujifilm XF1 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.