Olympus XZ-10 vs Panasonic ZS200

Below, we are contrasting the Olympus XZ-10 versus Panasonic ZS200, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and ZS200 (20MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and ZS200 (1") possess different sensor size.

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The XZ-10 was introduced 6 years before the ZS200 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the XZ-10 matches up vs the ZS200 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 and Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200. The whole galleries are available at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery and Panasonic ZS200 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you will have to consider its weight and size. The Olympus XZ-10 offers outside measurements of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS200 has specifications of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view size comparison of the XZ-10 against the ZS200.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and ZS200 is 91 and 86 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to picture the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out specifications. The graphic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the XZ-10 and ZS200.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The XZ-10 with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic ZS200 will provide greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older XZ-10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.