Panasonic G3 vs Panasonic ZS50

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic G3 versus Panasonic ZS50, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the G3 (16MP) and ZS50 (12MP) and the G3 (Four Thirds) and ZS50 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizing.

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The G3 was manufactured 4 years earlier than the ZS50 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS50 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the G3 scores against the ZS50 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic G3 Gallery & Panasonic ZS50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G3 has exterior measurements of 115mm x 84mm x 47mm (4.5" x 3.3" x 1.9") with a weight of 336 grams (0.74 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS50 has measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the G3 versus the ZS50.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the G3 and ZS50 is 83 and 90 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by looking at specifications. The pic below will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the G3 and ZS50.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The G3 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic G3 will give greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged G3 is going to be behind in sensor tech.