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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5

Portability
66
Imaging
44
Features
38
Overall
41
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5 front
Portability
91
Imaging
40
Features
43
Overall
41

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Key Specs

Panasonic L10
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - Four Thirds Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Micro Four Thirds Mount
  • 556g - 135 x 96 x 78mm
  • Launched December 2007
Panasonic TS5
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-128mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 214g - 110 x 67 x 29mm
  • Introduced July 2013
  • Alternate Name is Lumix DMC-FT5
  • Earlier Model is Panasonic TS4
  • Newer Model is Panasonic TS6
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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Overview

On this page, we will be comparing the Panasonic L10 versus Panasonic TS5, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Waterproof and both are offered by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and TS5 (16MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and TS5 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The L10 was brought out 6 years before the TS5 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic TS5 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the L10 matches up vs the TS5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Panasonic TS5

 L10 TS5 
Manual focus Very precise focusing

Reasons to pick Panasonic TS5 over the Panasonic L10

 TS5 L10 
IntroducedJuly 2013December 2007More recent by 67 months
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution460k207kClearer screen (+253k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic TS5

 L10 TS5 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch friendly screen No Touch friendly screen

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 features outside dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Panasonic TS5 has sizing of 110mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") having a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

See the Panasonic L10 versus Panasonic TS5 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the L10 and the TS5.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the L10 and TS5 is 66 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it's hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and TS5.

Clearly, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L10 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Panasonic TS5 will give more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L10 Portrait photography information
Panasonic TS5 Portrait photography information
56
focusing manually
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
32
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic TS5 as a Street photography camera
59
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
lighter than competition (556 grams)
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
61
built in image stabilization (Optical)
environment proof
screen does not articulate
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic L10 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic TS5 Sports photography highlights
42
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect auto focus
low frames per second (3.0 fps)
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10MP)
47
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
supports tracking autofocus
environment proof
great battery life (370 shots)
low max shutter speed (1/1,300 seconds)
no shutter priority
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 Travel photography highlights
Panasonic TS5 Travel photography highlights
51
lighter than competition (556g)
built-in flash
no Time Lapse recording
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
72
great battery life (370 CIPA)
environment proof
decent sensor resolution (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
rather wide (28mm)
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic L10 Landscape photography info
Panasonic TS5 Landscape photography info
49
focusing manually
swap lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
nice sensor size (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
screen is small (2.5")
lack of image stabilization
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
no Time Lapse recording
52
rather wide (28mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (16MP)
environment proof
great battery life (370 per charge)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic L10 Vlogging highlights
Panasonic TS5 Vlogging highlights
9
no video
32
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
missing external mic support
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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic TS5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Panasonic TS5
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5
Also called as - Lumix DMC-FT5
Category Advanced DSLR Waterproof
Launched 2007-12-14 2013-07-12
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 17.3 x 13mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points 3 23
Lens
Lens mounting type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens focal range - 28-128mm (4.6x)
Maximal aperture - f/3.3-5.9
Macro focus range - 5cm
Amount of lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.9
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.5" 3"
Screen resolution 207k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen technology - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x -
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 60s
Fastest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/1300s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 11.00 m 5.60 m
Flash settings Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic 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 BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 556g (1.23 lb) 214g (0.47 lb)
Physical dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 110 x 67 x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 not tested
DXO Low light score 429 not tested
Other
Battery life - 370 shots
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model - DMW-BCM13
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Pricing at release $350 $350