Nikon P7000 vs Panasonic ZS80

Below is a complete analysis of the Nikon P7000 and Panasonic ZS80, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and ZS80 (20MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and ZS80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The P7000 was brought out 8 years earlier than the ZS80 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the P7000 matches up against the ZS80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Coolpix P7000 & Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80. The entire galleries are available at Nikon P7000 Gallery & Panasonic ZS80 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Nikon P7000 enjoys external measurements of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") having a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS80 has measurements of 112mm x 69mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.7") and a weight of 327 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the P7000 against the ZS80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P7000 and ZS80 is 85 and 86 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The graphic below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the P7000 and ZS80.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The P7000 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS80 will provide you with more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The older P7000 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.