Panasonic GF1 vs Panasonic ZS60

Here is a thorough review of the Panasonic GF1 versus Panasonic ZS60, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the GF1 (12MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the GF1 (Four Thirds) and ZS60 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The GF1 was manufactured 7 years before the ZS60 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the GF1 scores vs the ZS60 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic GF1 Gallery & Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GF1 has got outer measurements of 119mm x 71mm x 36mm (4.7" x 2.8" x 1.4") with a weight of 385 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS60 has proportions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the GF1 against the ZS60.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GF1 and ZS60 is 85 and 88 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing only by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the GF1 and ZS60.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GF1 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS60 will deliver greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older GF1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.