Panasonic L10 vs Panasonic ZS70

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.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic L10 Gallery & Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

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.

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.

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

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.