Nikon L20 vs Panasonic ZS30

Lets look much closer at the Nikon L20 versus Panasonic ZS30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the L20 (10MP) and ZS30 (18MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The L20 was launched 4 years before the ZS30 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise summation of how the L20 matches up against the ZS30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix L20 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon L20 Gallery & Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Nikon L20 has exterior dimensions of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS30 has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the L20 vs the ZS30.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the L20 and ZS30 is 94 and 92 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by reading a spec sheet. The photograph here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the L20 and ZS30.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Panasonic ZS30 to offer you more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older L20 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.