Nikon Z50 vs Panasonic FS42

Let's examine more in depth at the Nikon Z50 versus Panasonic FS42, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and FS42 (10MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and FS42 (1/2.5") come with different sensor size.

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The Z50 was unveiled 10 years after the FS42 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise summation of how the Z50 scores vs the FS42 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Z50 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42. The full galleries are available at Nikon Z50 Gallery and Panasonic FS42 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z50 has got outer dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) and the Panasonic FS42 has measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the Z50 compared to the FS42.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Z50 and FS42 is 74 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by checking out specs. The picture here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Z50 and FS42.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Z50 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z50 will produce greater detail having an extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Z50 provides a benefit in sensor tech.