Panasonic GF3 vs Panasonic ZS25

Below is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic GF3 vs Panasonic ZS25, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the GF3 (12MP) and ZS25 (16MP) and the GF3 (Four Thirds) and ZS25 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor dimensions.

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The GF3 was introduced 17 months prior to the ZS25 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GF3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS25 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the GF3 scores against the ZS25 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic GF3 Gallery & Panasonic ZS25 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF3 comes with exterior dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 264 grams (0.58 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS25 has dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the GF3 against the ZS25.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the GF3 and ZS25 is 90 and 93 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The photograph below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GF3 and ZS25.

All in all, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GF3 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic ZS25 will give greater detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older GF3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.