Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic ZS35

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic FZ1000 versus Panasonic ZS35, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 (20MP) and ZS35 (16MP) and the FZ1000 (1") and ZS35 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The FZ1000 was introduced 6 months later than the ZS35 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FZ1000 grades vs the ZS35 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery & Panasonic ZS35 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ1000 has got outside dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") having a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS35 has measurements of 107mm x 62mm x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the FZ1000 against the ZS35.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the FZ1000 and ZS35 is 55 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over specifications. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 and ZS35.

To sum up, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic FZ1000 will deliver more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a good deal more aggressively.