Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic ZS30

Lets look closer at the Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic ZS30, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both are sold by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FZ150 (12MP) and ZS30 (18MP) but they possess the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FZ150 was unveiled 9 months before the ZS30 so they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the FZ150 scores against the ZS30 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Panasonic ZS30 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ150 has outside measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS30 has measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ150 vs the ZS30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ150 and ZS30 is 67 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ150 and ZS30.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Panasonic ZS30 to offer greater detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FZ150 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.