Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic ZS70

Below is a in depth comparison of the Panasonic FZ1000 versus Panasonic ZS70, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FZ1000 (20MP) and the ZS70 (20MP) is relatively similar but the FZ1000 (1") and ZS70 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The FZ1000 was released 3 years earlier than the ZS70 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS70 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick view of how the FZ1000 grades vs the ZS70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery & Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ1000 provides outside measurements of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS70 has measurements of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the FZ1000 and the ZS70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ1000 and ZS70 is 55 and 87 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual underneath may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ1000 and ZS70.

As you can see, each of these cameras come with the identical megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The FZ1000 uses the bigger sensor which should make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The older FZ1000 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.