Panasonic G2 vs Panasonic ZS70

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic G2 and Panasonic ZS70, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the G2 (12MP) and ZS70 (20MP) and the G2 (Four Thirds) and ZS70 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The G2 was brought out 7 years prior to the ZS70 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS70 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the G2 grades vs the ZS70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic G2 Gallery & Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic G2 provides exterior dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 74mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 428 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS70 has specifications of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") and a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic G2 and Panasonic ZS70 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the G2 and the ZS70.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the G2 and ZS70 is 72 and 87 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the G2 and ZS70.

Clearly, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The G2 because of its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS70 will result in more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older G2 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.