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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100

Portability
66
Imaging
44
Features
38
Overall
41
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 front
Portability
87
Imaging
52
Features
65
Overall
57

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 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
  • Announced December 2007
Panasonic ZS100
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 25-250mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 312g - 111 x 65 x 44mm
  • Launched January 2016
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-TZ100
  • Refreshed by Panasonic ZS200
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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 Overview

Here is a thorough review of the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS100, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are created by Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and ZS100 (20MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and ZS100 (1") possess totally different sensor size.

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The L10 was released 9 years before the ZS100 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the L10 scores versus the ZS100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Panasonic ZS100

 L10 ZS100 

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS100 over the Panasonic L10

 ZS100 L10 
LaunchedJanuary 2016December 2007Fresher by 98 months
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution1040k207kCrisper screen (+833k dot)
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS100

 L10 ZS100 
Focus manually Very accurate focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 Physical Comparison

If you're aiming to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic L10 comes with physical dimensions of 135mm x 96mm x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 556 grams (1.23 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS100 has specifications of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the L10 vs the ZS100.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the L10 and ZS100 is 66 and 87 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it's tough to envision the difference in sensor sizing purely by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the L10 and ZS100.

Clearly, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The L10 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic ZS100 will provide you with greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older L10 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic L10
Portrait photography with Panasonic ZS100
56
manual focus
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
MP count low (10MP)
64
has manual focus
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
provides face detect autofocus
saves RAW formats
can't use external flash
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Panasonic L10
Street photography with Panasonic ZS100
59
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
lighter than average (556g)
screen does not articulate
does not have image stabilization
78
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
saves RAW formats
boasts touch to focus
lighter than competition in class (312g)
no moving screen
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic L10
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS100
42
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
has phase detect autofocus
low fps (3.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (10MP)
67
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
provides tracking focus
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 Travel photography advice
Panasonic ZS100 Travel photography advice
51
lighter than average (556 grams)
built-in flash
doesn't have Timelapse recording
MP count low (10 megapixels)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
75
lighter than competition in class (312 grams)
boasts touch to focus
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
very long reach (250mm)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic L10 Landscape photography highlights
Panasonic ZS100 Landscape photography highlights
49
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is decent (Four Thirds)
saves RAW formats
tiny screen (2.5")
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (10MP)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
68
has manual focus
pretty wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
saves RAW formats
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Vlogging camera
Panasonic ZS100 as a Vlogging camera
9
lack of video recording
35
pretty wide (25mm)
touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detect autofocus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 pxls)
lighter than competition in class (312 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
missing microphone socket
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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS100
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100
Also Known as - Lumix DMC-TZ100
Type Advanced DSLR Large Sensor Compact
Announced 2007-12-14 2016-01-05
Physical type Mid-size SLR Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS MOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 224.9mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Highest boosted ISO - 25600
Min native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Min boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 3 49
Lens
Lens mount type Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximum aperture - f/2.8-5.9
Macro focusing distance - 5cm
Available lenses 45 -
Crop factor 2.1 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 2.5 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 207 thousand dots 1,040 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,166 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x 0.46x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Maximum silent shutter speed - 1/16000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 3.0fps 9.9fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 11.00 m 8.00 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 4K/UHD (3840 x 2160 @ 30p/24p), 1920 x 1080 @ 60p/60i/30p/24p, 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution None 3840x2160
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
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 556 gr (1.23 lb) 312 gr (0.69 lb)
Dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 111 x 65 x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 55 70
DXO Color Depth rating 21.3 22.8
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.8 12.5
DXO Low light rating 429 559
Other
Battery life - 300 photographs
Battery type - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Card slots Single Single
Launch pricing $350 $700