Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic LZ30

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic LZ30, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and LZ30 (16MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and LZ30 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The L10 was manufactured 6 years before the LZ30 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic LZ30 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the L10 grades against the LZ30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Panasonic LZ30 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic L10 features outer dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Panasonic LZ30 has dimensions of 124mm x 84mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 3.6") with a weight of 552 grams (1.22 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is a front view scale comparison of the L10 and the LZ30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L10 and LZ30 is 66 and 66 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualize the difference between sensor sizes just by reading specifications. The image underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and LZ30.

To sum up, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The L10 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic LZ30 will offer greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged L10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.