Nikon Z50 vs Panasonic ZS10

Let's take a more detailed look at the Nikon Z50 vs Panasonic ZS10, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Nikon and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and ZS10 (14MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and ZS10 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The Z50 was unveiled 8 years later than the ZS10 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the Z50 scores versus the ZS10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z50 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10. The full galleries are viewable at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Panasonic ZS10 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z50 has external measurements of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") with a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS10 has proportions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the Z50 and the ZS10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the Z50 and ZS10 is 74 and 91 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizing just by viewing specs. The graphic below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the Z50 and ZS10.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Z50 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Nikon Z50 will render extra detail having an extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer Z50 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.