Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FH25

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic ZS200 versus Panasonic FH25, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and FH25 (16MP) and the ZS200 (1") and FH25 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS200 was manufactured 7 years later than the FH25 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple overview of how the ZS200 matches up vs the FH25 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery & Panasonic FH25 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS200 offers outer measurements of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) while the Panasonic FH25 has measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS200 against the FH25.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS200 and FH25 is 86 and 94 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The visual underneath might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS200 and FH25.

All in all, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ZS200 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS200 will give extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern ZS200 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.