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Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45

Portability
65
Imaging
41
Features
38
Overall
39
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 front
Portability
91
Imaging
40
Features
55
Overall
46

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Key Specs

Panasonic L1
(Full Review)
  • 7MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 606g - 146 x 87 x 77mm
  • Introduced April 2007
Panasonic ZS45
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-480mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 249g - 108 x 60 x 32mm
  • Introduced January 2015
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-TZ57
  • Earlier Model is Panasonic ZS40
  • Updated by Panasonic ZS50
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Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Overview

Below, we are reviewing the Panasonic L1 and Panasonic ZS45, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the L1 (7MP) and ZS45 (16MP) and the L1 (Four Thirds) and ZS45 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The L1 was manufactured 8 years earlier than the ZS45 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS45 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the L1 matches up against the ZS45 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L1 over the Panasonic ZS45

 L1 ZS45 
Focus manually Very precise focusing

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS45 over the Panasonic L1

 ZS45 L1 
IntroducedJanuary 2015April 2007More recent by 94 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution1040k207kClearer display (+833k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic L1 and Panasonic ZS45

 L1 ZS45 
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly display Missing Touch friendly display

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Physical Comparison

If you're going to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic L1 provides physical dimensions of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS45 has sizing of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the L1 compared to the ZS45.

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L1 and ZS45 is 65 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over specs. The visual underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the L1 and ZS45.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The L1 because of its larger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic ZS45 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older L1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L1 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic ZS45 as a Portrait photography camera
54
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
low MP (7MP)
37
MP count good (16MP)
provides face detect focus
no manual focus
no external flash support
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic L1 Street photography features
Panasonic ZS45 Street photography features
58
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
lighter than competition in class (606g)
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
69
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition in class (249g)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic L1 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic ZS45 Sports photography highlights
40
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect auto focus
max frames per second low (3.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
low MP (7 megapixels)
55
long zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
great battery power (350 shots)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L1 Travel photography info
Panasonic ZS45 Travel photography info
50
lighter than competition in class (606 grams)
has built in flash
no Time Lapse function
low MP (7 megapixels)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
71
great battery power (350 per charge)
lighter than competition in class (249g)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (24mm)
long reach (480mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic L1 Landscape photography details
Panasonic ZS45 Landscape photography details
47
manual focus
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW files
tiny screen (2.5 inch)
lack of image stabilization
low MP (7MP)
no Time Lapse function
47
relatively wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
great battery power (350 CIPA)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic L1
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS45
9
can't record video
34
relatively wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competition in class (249 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
doesn't have microphone support
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Panasonic L1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L1 and Panasonic ZS45
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
General Information
Brand Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
Also called - Lumix DMC-TZ57
Category Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2007-04-11 2015-01-06
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 7MP 16MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3136 x 2352 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 3 21
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-480mm (20.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing range - 3cm
Available lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 5.9
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 2.5 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 207k dots 1,040k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.46x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 4 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 13.00 m 6.00 m
Flash settings Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/160 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution None 1920x1080
Video data format - MPEG-4
Microphone support
Headphone support
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
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 606g (1.34 pounds) 249g (0.55 pounds)
Dimensions 146 x 87 x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") 108 x 60 x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 350 images
Battery style - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/MMC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Cost at launch $1,500 $300