Panasonic ZS200 vs Samsung ST90

Below is a in-depth assessment of the Panasonic ZS200 and Samsung ST90, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and ST90 (14MP) and the ZS200 (1") and ST90 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The ZS200 was revealed 7 years later than the ST90 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Samsung ST90 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the ZS200 matches up against the ST90 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 and Samsung ST90. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery and Samsung ST90 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS200 has got outer dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST90 has sizing of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the ZS200 compared to the ST90.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the ZS200 and ST90 is 86 and 99 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The visual underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS200 and ST90.

As you have seen, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ZS200 having a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic ZS200 will resolve more detail because of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots more aggressively. The younger ZS200 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.