Panasonic G6 vs Panasonic ZS50

Below is a thorough overview of the Panasonic G6 versus Panasonic ZS50, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the G6 (16MP) and ZS50 (12MP) and the G6 (Four Thirds) and ZS50 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The G6 was brought out 20 months prior to the ZS50 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G6 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summary of how the G6 scores versus the ZS50 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic G6 Gallery & Panasonic ZS50 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic G6 offers outside dimensions of 122mm x 85mm x 71mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.8") with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS50 has sizing 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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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the G6 versus the ZS50.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the G6 and ZS50 is 74 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G6 and ZS50.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G6 because of its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh easier and the Panasonic G6 will deliver extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older G6 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.