Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic ZS100

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic FZ150 and Panasonic ZS100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FZ150 (12MP) and ZS100 (20MP) and the FZ150 (1/2.3") and ZS100 (1") feature different sensor sizes.

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The FZ150 was launched 4 years prior to the ZS100 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the FZ150 scores versus the ZS100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Panasonic ZS100 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ150 comes with outside measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS100 has dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the FZ150 versus the ZS100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ150 and ZS100 is 67 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the difference in sensor sizing only by checking out specs. The visual underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ150 and ZS100.

All in all, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FZ150 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic ZS100 will show greater detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FZ150 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.