Panasonic FX48 vs Panasonic ZS70

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic FX48 versus Panasonic ZS70, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the FX48 (12MP) and ZS70 (20MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FX48 was announced 9 years before the ZS70 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the FX48 grades versus the ZS70 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FX48 Gallery and Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FX48 has got physical measurements of 95mm x 53mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS70 has dimensions of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FX48 versus Panasonic ZS70 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the FX48 compared to the ZS70.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FX48 and ZS70 is 95 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The pic underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FX48 and ZS70.

All in all, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Panasonic ZS70 to produce greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FX48 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.