Panasonic GX850 vs Panasonic ZS3

Following is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic GX850 and Panasonic ZS3, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the GX850 (16MP) and ZS3 (10MP) and the GX850 (Four Thirds) and ZS3 (1/2.3") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The GX850 was revealed 7 years after the ZS3 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS3 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the GX850 scores versus the ZS3 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic GX850 Gallery & Panasonic ZS3 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX850 comes with outside dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS3 has proportions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the GX850 versus the ZS3.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the GX850 and ZS3 is 90 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes just by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX850 and ZS3.

Clearly, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The GX850 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX850 will give extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger GX850 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.