Nikon L110 vs Panasonic LS5

Its time to look more closely at the Nikon L110 vs Panasonic LS5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Panasonic. The resolution of the L110 (12MP) and the LS5 (14MP) is pretty similar and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The L110 was manufactured 17 months before the LS5 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the L110 matches up vs the LS5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix L110 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5. The entire galleries are available at Nikon L110 Gallery & Panasonic LS5 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and size. The Nikon L110 has outside dimensions of 109mm x 74mm x 78mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 406 grams (0.90 lbs) while the Panasonic LS5 has specifications of 97mm x 62mm x 27mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the L110 vs the LS5.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the L110 and LS5 is 77 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the L110 and LS5.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Panasonic LS5 to offer extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older L110 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.