Panasonic G95 vs Panasonic ZS8

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic G95 and Panasonic ZS8, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the G95 (20.3MP) and ZS8 (14MP) and the G95 (Four Thirds) and ZS8 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The G95 was unveiled 7 years later than the ZS8 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS8 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the G95 matches up versus the ZS8 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic G95 Gallery & Panasonic ZS8 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G95 provides outside measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") along with a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS8 has measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 210 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the G95 against the ZS8.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G95 and ZS8 is 67 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the G95 and ZS8.

As you can see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G95 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic G95 will resolve more detail having an extra 6.3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots far more aggressively. The newer G95 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.