Panasonic ZS200 vs Pentax E85

Following is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic ZS200 and Pentax E85, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and E85 (12MP) and the ZS200 (1") and E85 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The ZS200 was launched 8 years after the E85 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax E85 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the ZS200 scores versus the E85 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 & Pentax Optio E85. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery & Pentax E85 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS200 offers physical dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") having a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) while the Pentax E85 has dimensions of 93mm x 58mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the ZS200 and the E85.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS200 and E85 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes merely by looking at a spec sheet. The pic below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS200 and E85.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The ZS200 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS200 will give you more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The fresher ZS200 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.