Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic LZ40

Here is a extended assessment of the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic LZ40, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and LZ40 (20MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and LZ40 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

Photography Glossary

The L10 was introduced 7 years earlier than the LZ40 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic LZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a brief overview of how the L10 scores against the LZ40 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Panasonic LZ40 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic L10 has outside measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") with a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Panasonic LZ40 has measurements of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") with a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic LZ40 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the L10 against the LZ40.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L10 and LZ40 is 66 and 67 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the contrast in sensor sizing simply by viewing specifications. The visual below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and LZ40.

Plainly, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The L10 with its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic LZ40 will provide you with extra detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older L10 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.