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Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200

Portability
93
Imaging
37
Features
31
Overall
34
Nikon Coolpix S8000 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 front
Portability
86
Imaging
54
Features
66
Overall
58

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Key Specs

Nikon S8000
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 30-300mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 183g - 103 x 57 x 27mm
  • Introduced June 2010
Panasonic ZS200
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-360mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 340g - 111 x 66 x 45mm
  • Introduced February 2018
  • Additionally referred to as Lumix DC-TZ200
  • Replaced the Panasonic ZS100
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Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Overview

Lets look a little more in depth at the Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the S8000 (14MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the S8000 (1/2.3") and ZS200 (1") use totally different sensor size.

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The S8000 was announced 8 years prior to the ZS200 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Nikon S8000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a simple view of how the S8000 scores versus the ZS200 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Nikon S8000 over the Panasonic ZS200

 S8000 ZS200 

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS200 over the Nikon S8000

 ZS200 S8000 
IntroducedFebruary 2018June 2010More modern by 93 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focus
Display resolution1240k921kSharper display (+319k dot)
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Nikon S8000 and Panasonic ZS200

 S8000 ZS200 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display size
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to carry around your camera, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon S8000 offers outer measurements of 103mm x 57mm x 27mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 183 grams (0.40 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS200 has sizing of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the S8000 versus the ZS200.

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S8000 and ZS200 is 93 and 86 respectively.

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 top view buttons comparison

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Sensor Comparison

Often, it is hard to see the difference in sensor sizes simply by seeing specs. The picture here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the S8000 and ZS200.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S8000 having a smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic ZS200 will produce greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more aged S8000 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 sensor size comparison

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon S8000 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic ZS200 as a Portrait photography camera
28
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
lack of manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
65
you can focus manually
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
supports face detection autofocus
delivers RAW formats
external flash not possible
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Street Comparison

Nikon S8000 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic ZS200 as a Street photography camera
56
has image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
77
built in image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
comes with touch to focus
no articulating screen
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Nikon S8000
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS200
35
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
continuous shooting slow (3.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
70
amazing zoom range (24-360mm 15.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
supports tracking autofocus
good battery life (370 shots)
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Nikon S8000 Travel photography details
Panasonic ZS200 Travel photography details
61
decent sensor resolution (14MP)
flash built-in
great zoom (300mm)
lack of Time Lapse mode
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
wide angle not good (30mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
76
good battery life (370 shots)
connects via bluetooth
comes with touch to focus
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
built-in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
great reach (360mm)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon S8000 Landscape photography highlights
Panasonic ZS200 Landscape photography highlights
37
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (30mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
no manual control
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
lack of Time Lapse mode
70
you can focus manually
pretty wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
delivers RAW formats
good battery life (370 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Vlogging Comparison

Nikon S8000 Vlogging factors
Panasonic ZS200 Vlogging factors
25
has image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not good (30mm)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
lack of external mic port
35
pretty wide (24mm)
built-in touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection autofocus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pxls)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external mic jack
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Nikon S8000 vs Panasonic ZS200 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon S8000 and Panasonic ZS200
 Nikon Coolpix S8000Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
General Information
Brand Nikon Panasonic
Model type Nikon Coolpix S8000 Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200
Also called - Lumix DC-TZ200
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Introduced 2010-06-16 2018-02-13
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Expeed C2 Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD MOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 3200 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Min enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points - 49
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 30-300mm (10.0x) 24-360mm (15.0x)
Maximum aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing range 2cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 921 thousand dot 1,240 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,330 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.53x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 8s 60s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Fastest silent shutter speed - 1/16000s
Continuous shutter speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance - 6.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow Syncro Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) -
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) Yes
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 183 grams (0.40 pounds) 340 grams (0.75 pounds)
Dimensions 103 x 57 x 27mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.1") 111 x 66 x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 370 pictures
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery ID EN-EL12 -
Self timer Yes (3 sec or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible)
Storage slots One One
Launch price $300 $800