Panasonic FS42 vs Panasonic ZS60

Following is a detailed analysis of the Panasonic FS42 versus Panasonic ZS60, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Panasonic. There is a big difference between the image resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and ZS60 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The FS42 was manufactured 7 years prior to the ZS60 which is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FS42 matches up vs the ZS60 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FS42 Gallery and Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

For those who are intending to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS42 provides exterior dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS60 has dimensions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the FS42 versus the ZS60.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the FS42 and ZS60 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Often, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizes just by reading a spec sheet. The picture here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FS42 and ZS60.

As you can see, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FS42 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic ZS60 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged FS42 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.