Panasonic GX850 vs Panasonic ZS15

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic GX850 vs Panasonic ZS15, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the GX850 (16MP) and ZS15 (12MP) and the GX850 (Four Thirds) and ZS15 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor size.

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The GX850 was unveiled 4 years later than the ZS15 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS15 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the GX850 matches up vs the ZS15 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15. The full galleries are available at Panasonic GX850 Gallery and Panasonic ZS15 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic GX850 comes with exterior dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS15 has sizing of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the GX850 against the ZS15.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the GX850 and ZS15 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to see the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX850 and ZS15.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GX850 with its larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic GX850 will give you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The more modern GX850 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.