Nikon Z6 II vs Panasonic ZS25

Lets look a bit more closely at the Nikon Z6 II versus Panasonic ZS25, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and ZS25 (16MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and ZS25 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The Z6 II was released 7 years later than the ZS25 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short view of how the Z6 II grades vs the ZS25 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z6 Mark II and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon Z6 II Gallery and Panasonic ZS25 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z6 II offers outside measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS25 has proportions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Analyze the Nikon Z6 II versus Panasonic ZS25 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the Z6 II versus the ZS25.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Z6 II and ZS25 is 61 and 93 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The visual underneath should give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Z6 II and ZS25.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z6 II will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer Z6 II provides an advantage in sensor tech.