Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic SZ10

The following is a detailed review of the Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic SZ10, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the LF1 (12MP) and SZ10 (16MP) and the LF1 (1/1.7") and SZ10 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The LF1 was unveiled 13 months before the SZ10 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the LF1 matches up versus the SZ10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ10. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic LF1 Gallery & Panasonic SZ10 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic LF1 has outer dimensions of 103mm x 62mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Panasonic SZ10 has specifications of 99mm x 60mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 177 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the LF1 compared to the SZ10.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the LF1 and SZ10 is 92 and 93 respectively.

Often, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The pic underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the LF1 and SZ10.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The LF1 using its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic SZ10 will give greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged LF1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.