Nikon Z5 vs Panasonic ZS25

Below is a complete comparison of the Nikon Z5 versus Panasonic ZS25, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Nikon and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and ZS25 (16MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and ZS25 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The Z5 was brought out 7 years later than the ZS25 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief overview of how the Z5 scores against the ZS25 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Panasonic ZS25 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z5 has got outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS25 has measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the Z5 against the ZS25.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Z5 and ZS25 is 62 and 93 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and ZS25.

As you can see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z5 because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Nikon Z5 will resolve greater detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The younger Z5 should have a benefit in sensor technology.