Nikon P330 vs Panasonic ZS30

Lets examine more in depth at the Nikon P330 vs Panasonic ZS30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the P330 (12MP) and ZS30 (18MP) and the P330 (1/1.7") and ZS30 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The P330 was manufactured 2 months later than the ZS30 and they are both of a similar age. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple view of how the P330 grades vs the ZS30 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix P330 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P330 Gallery & Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and size. The Nikon P330 provides outside measurements of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS30 has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the P330 versus the ZS30.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P330 and ZS30 is 92 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the P330 and ZS30.

Clearly, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The P330 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic ZS30 will render greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively.