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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70

Portability
66
Imaging
44
Features
38
Overall
41
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 front
Portability
87
Imaging
47
Features
70
Overall
56

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 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 ZS70
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Raise to 6400)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 322g - 112 x 67 x 41mm
  • Introduced April 2017
  • Also referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ90
  • Previous Model is Panasonic ZS60
  • Replacement is Panasonic ZS80
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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 Overview

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS70, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the L10 (10MP) and ZS70 (20MP) and the L10 (Four Thirds) and ZS70 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The L10 was revealed 10 years earlier than the ZS70 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic L10 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic ZS70 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the L10 matches up vs the ZS70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic L10 over the Panasonic ZS70

 L10 ZS70 

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS70 over the Panasonic L10

 ZS70 L10 
IntroducedApril 2017December 2007Newer by 113 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display size3"2.5"Larger display (+0.5")
Display resolution1040k207kClearer display (+833k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS70

 L10 ZS70 
Manual focus More exact focus

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic L10 enjoys exterior 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 ZS70 has sizing of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS70 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the L10 and the ZS70.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the L10 and ZS70 is 66 and 87 respectively.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its hard to see the difference between sensor dimensions purely by checking a spec sheet. The image here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the L10 and ZS70.

Clearly, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The L10 using its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS70 will give extra detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more aged L10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 sensor size comparison

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic L10 Portrait photography information
Panasonic ZS70 Portrait photography information
56
manual focus
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
MP count low (10MP)
54
focusing manually
megapixel count decent (20MP)
supports face detect autofocus
exports RAW formats
external flash not possible
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Panasonic L10 Street photography information
Panasonic ZS70 Street photography information
59
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
lighter than competition (556 grams)
screen is fixed
does not have image stabilization
76
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
provides touch focus
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic L10
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS70
42
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
supports phase detect auto focus
slow frames per second (3.0 fps)
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (10 megapixels)
61
long zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
supports tracking focus
better than average battery power (380 shots)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic L10 Travel photography info
Panasonic ZS70 Travel photography info
51
lighter than competition (556 grams)
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse mode
MP count low (10MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
79
better than average battery power (380 per charge)
provides touch focus
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
selfie friendly display
reasonably wide (24mm)
very long reach (720mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic L10 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS70 as a Landscape photography camera
49
manual focus
change lenses (Micro Four Thirds mount)
sensor size is good (Four Thirds)
delivers RAW formats
small screen (2.5")
does not have image stabilization
MP count low (10 megapixels)
lack of Time Lapse mode
62
focusing manually
reasonably wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
exports RAW formats
better than average battery power (380 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic L10
Vlogging with Panasonic ZS70
9
no video
74
reasonably wide (24mm)
selfie friendly display
screen is touchscreen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect autofocus
high quality video (3840 x 2160 resolution)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't have microphone port
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Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic L10 and Panasonic ZS70
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70
Also referred to as - Lumix DMC-TZ90
Class Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2007-12-14 2017-04-19
Body design Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - Venus Engine
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Four Thirds 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 17.3 x 13mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 224.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 20MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 5184 x 3888
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Maximum boosted ISO - 6400
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 3 49
Lens
Lens support Micro Four Thirds fixed lens
Lens zoom range - 24-720mm (30.0x)
Largest aperture - f/3.3-6.4
Macro focusing range - 3cm
Available lenses 45 -
Focal length multiplier 2.1 5.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 2.5 inches 3 inches
Screen resolution 207k dot 1,040k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,166k dot
Viewfinder coverage 95 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.47x 0.46x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60s 4s
Highest shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Highest silent shutter speed - 1/16000s
Continuous shooting speed 3.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 11.00 m 5.60 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off, Slow Sync (1&2) Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution None 3840x2160
Video data format - MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 556 grams (1.23 pounds) 322 grams (0.71 pounds)
Physical dimensions 135 x 96 x 78mm (5.3" x 3.8" x 3.1") 112 x 67 x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 55 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 21.3 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 10.8 not tested
DXO Low light rating 429 not tested
Other
Battery life - 380 photos
Battery form - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 3 shots / 10 secs)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots One One
Cost at launch $350 $450