Nikon P7000 vs Panasonic ZS30

Its time to examine more in depth at the Nikon P7000 and Panasonic ZS30, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the P7000 (10MP) and ZS30 (18MP) and the P7000 (1/1.7") and ZS30 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The P7000 was manufactured 3 years prior to the ZS30 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the P7000 matches up against the ZS30 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix P7000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon P7000 Gallery and Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon P7000 features external dimensions of 114mm x 77mm x 45mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 1.8") and a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS30 has measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

Take a look at the Nikon P7000 and Panasonic ZS30 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the P7000 compared to the ZS30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the P7000 and ZS30 is 85 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The graphic below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the P7000 and ZS30.

As you can see, both of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The P7000 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS30 will render more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older P7000 will be behind in sensor tech.