Nikon Z5 vs Panasonic ZS20

The following is a complete comparison of the Nikon Z5 vs Panasonic ZS20, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and ZS20 (14MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and ZS20 (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The Z5 was announced 8 years after the ZS20 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS20 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the Z5 matches up against the ZS20 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20. The whole galleries are available at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Panasonic ZS20 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z5 features outside dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") and a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS20 has measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the Z5 versus the ZS20.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and ZS20 is 62 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to picture the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The picture here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Z5 and ZS20.

As you can see, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Z5 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z5 will give extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The more modern Z5 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.