Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic LZ20

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic LZ20, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and LZ20 (16MP) and the ZS200 (1") and LZ20 (1/2.3") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS200 was brought out 5 years after the LZ20 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Panasonic LZ20 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the ZS200 matches up versus the LZ20 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery and Panasonic LZ20 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you should consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS200 has exterior dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") having a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) and the Panasonic LZ20 has proportions of 120mm x 76mm x 80mm (4.7" x 3.0" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 499 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the ZS200 and the LZ20.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the ZS200 and LZ20 is 86 and 71 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by checking out specs. The image underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS200 and LZ20.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The ZS200 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS200 will provide more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent ZS200 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.