Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS10

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS10, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are sold by Panasonic. There is a significant difference between the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and ZS10 (14MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and ZS10 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The L10 was manufactured 4 years before the ZS10 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the L10 scores against the ZS10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic L10 Gallery and Panasonic ZS10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 features outer measurements of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS10 has sizing of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS10 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the L10 against the ZS10.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the L10 and ZS10 is 66 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it can be difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing specs. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and ZS10.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L10 featuring a larger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic ZS10 will deliver extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older L10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.