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Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35

Portability
88
Imaging
48
Features
50
Overall
48
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 front
Portability
89
Imaging
40
Features
50
Overall
44

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Key Specs

Panasonic GF2
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 310g - 113 x 68 x 33mm
  • Launched February 2011
  • Succeeded the Panasonic GF1
  • Refreshed by Panasonic GF3
Panasonic ZS35
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Push to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-480mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 305g - 107 x 62 x 32mm
  • Revealed January 2014
  • Also referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ55
  • Superseded the Panasonic ZS30
  • Updated by Panasonic ZS40
Photography Glossary

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Overview

Let's look closer at the Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the GF2 (12MP) and ZS35 (16MP) and the GF2 (Four Thirds) and ZS35 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The GF2 was launched 3 years earlier than the ZS35 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GF2 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise view of how the GF2 matches up versus the ZS35 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic GF2 over the Panasonic ZS35

 GF2 ZS35 
Manually focus More accurate focusing
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS35 over the Panasonic GF2

 ZS35 GF2 
RevealedJanuary 2014February 2011More modern by 34 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen

Common features in the Panasonic GF2 and Panasonic ZS35

 GF2 ZS35 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurements
Screen resolution460k460kThe same screen resolution
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic GF2 features physical measurements of 113mm x 68mm x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") along with a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS35 has sizing of 107mm x 62mm x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the GF2 versus the ZS35.

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GF2 and ZS35 is 88 and 89 respectively.

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes just by going over specs. The image underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the GF2 and ZS35.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GF2 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS35 will deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GF2 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 sensor size comparison

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic GF2
Portrait photography with Panasonic ZS35
60
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has face detection autofocus
saves RAW files
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
37
decent megapixels (16MP)
comes with face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic GF2 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic ZS35 as a Street photography camera
65
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
screen does not articulate
lack of image stabilization
68
screen tilts
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competitors in class (305g)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic GF2
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS35
38
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has tracking autofocus
max frames per second very slow (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
low battery (300 shots)
no phase detect autofocus
53
amazing zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
comes with tracking focus
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic GF2 Travel photography features
Panasonic ZS35 Travel photography features
52
flash built-in
lack of Timelapse function
low battery (300 per charge)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
68
lighter than competitors in class (305g)
decent megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
really wide (24mm)
long zoom (480mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
screen isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic GF2 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS35 as a Landscape photography camera
55
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
low battery (300 shots)
lack of Timelapse function
44
really wide (24mm)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16MP)
lack of manual focus
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic GF2
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS35
32
touchscreen capability
has face detection autofocus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of image stabilization
lack of external microphone support
34
really wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competitors in class (305 grams)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
does not have mic port
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Panasonic GF2 vs Panasonic ZS35 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic GF2 and Panasonic ZS35
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35
Alternate name - Lumix DMC-TZ55
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2011-02-24 2014-01-06
Body design Rangefinder-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine FHD -
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 6400 3200
Highest boosted ISO - 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 23 21
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-480mm (20.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.3-6.4
Macro focus range - 3cm
Available lenses 107 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 460 thousand dot 460 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen technology TFT Color LCD with wide-viewing angle TFT LCD (180 degree tilt) with AR coating
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting speed 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 6.00 m 6.00 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash sync 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format AVCHD, Motion JPEG MPEG-4
Mic jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 310g (0.68 lb) 305g (0.67 lb)
Physical dimensions 113 x 68 x 33mm (4.4" x 2.7" x 1.3") 107 x 62 x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 54 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.2 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.3 not tested
DXO Low light score 506 not tested
Other
Battery life 300 photographs -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 images)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Pricing at launch $330 $300