Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS45

Below is a detailed assessment of the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS45, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and ZS45 (16MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and ZS45 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The L10 was introduced 8 years before the ZS45 and that is a fairly large 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 ZS45 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the L10 matches up versus the ZS45 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Panasonic ZS45 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 enjoys 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) whilst the Panasonic ZS45 has sizing of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the L10 against the ZS45.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L10 and ZS45 is 66 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it can be tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing specifications. The visual below should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and ZS45.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The L10 with its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic ZS45 will provide more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots much more aggressively. The older L10 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.