Panasonic F5 vs Panasonic ZS100

Below is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic F5 vs Panasonic ZS100, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the F5 (14MP) and ZS100 (20MP) and the F5 (1/2.3") and ZS100 (1") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The F5 was unveiled 4 years before the ZS100 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the F5 matches up versus the ZS100 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100. The full galleries are available at Panasonic F5 Gallery and Panasonic ZS100 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic F5 provides outside dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS100 has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the F5 compared to the ZS100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the F5 and ZS100 is 96 and 87 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing specifications. The graphic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the F5 and ZS100.

To sum up, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The F5 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic ZS100 will provide more detail having an extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older F5 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.