Panasonic GH2 vs Panasonic ZS1

The following is a extended overview of the Panasonic GH2 versus Panasonic ZS1, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and ZS1 (10MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and ZS1 (1/2.5") provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The GH2 was manufactured 23 months after the ZS1 making them a generation away from each other. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS1 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the GH2 scores versus the ZS1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic GH2 Gallery and Panasonic ZS1 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic GH2 has outside measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") and a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS1 has specifications of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the GH2 and the ZS1.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the GH2 and ZS1 is 70 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions only by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the GH2 and ZS1.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GH2 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic GH2 will result in greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more recent GH2 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.