Panasonic G95 vs Panasonic ZS50

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Panasonic G95 versus Panasonic ZS50, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Panasonic. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the G95 (20.3MP) and ZS50 (12MP) and the G95 (Four Thirds) and ZS50 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The G95 was manufactured 4 years later than the ZS50 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS50 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the G95 grades vs the ZS50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic G95 Gallery & Panasonic ZS50 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic G95 enjoys outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") having a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS50 has dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the G95 against the ZS50.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the G95 and ZS50 is 67 and 90 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the G95 and ZS50.

As you can see, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G95 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic G95 will produce more detail due to its extra 8.3MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The younger G95 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.