Panasonic F5 vs Panasonic ZS60

The following is a extended comparison of the Panasonic F5 and Panasonic ZS60, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the F5 (14MP) and ZS60 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The F5 was revealed 4 years before the ZS60 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the F5 scores against the ZS60 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The full galleries are available at Panasonic F5 Gallery and Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic F5 comes with outside measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS60 has dimensions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic F5 and Panasonic ZS60 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the F5 against the ZS60.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the F5 and ZS60 is 96 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor dimensions merely by looking through technical specs. The image here might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the F5 and ZS60.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Panasonic ZS60 to provide you with more detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged F5 will be behind in sensor tech.