Nikon Z5 vs Panasonic ZS60

Let's look more closely at the Nikon Z5 versus Panasonic ZS60, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and ZS60 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The Z5 was unveiled 4 years later than the ZS60 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the Z5 matches up vs the ZS60 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 provides outside measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS60 has sizing of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") with a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the Z5 against the ZS60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z5 and ZS60 is 62 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specifications. The photograph below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Z5 and ZS60.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Z5 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Nikon Z5 will give extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The newer Z5 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.