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Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45

Portability
92
Imaging
37
Features
55
Overall
44
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 front
Portability
91
Imaging
40
Features
55
Overall
46

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Key Specs

Panasonic LF1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Bump to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-200mm (F2.0-5.9) lens
  • 192g - 103 x 62 x 28mm
  • Introduced November 2013
Panasonic ZS45
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-480mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 249g - 108 x 60 x 32mm
  • Launched January 2015
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-TZ57
  • Superseded the Panasonic ZS40
  • Updated by Panasonic ZS50
Photography Glossary

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic LF1 versus Panasonic ZS45, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the LF1 (12MP) and ZS45 (16MP) and the LF1 (1/1.7") and ZS45 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The LF1 was unveiled 13 months earlier than the ZS45 making the cameras a generation away from one another. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the LF1 matches up vs the ZS45 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic LF1 over the Panasonic ZS45

 LF1 ZS45 
Manually focus More precise focus

Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS45 over the Panasonic LF1

 ZS45 LF1 
LaunchedJanuary 2015November 2013Newer by 13 months
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1040k920kCrisper display (+120k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic LF1 and Panasonic ZS45

 LF1 ZS45 
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display dimensions
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly display Absent Touch friendly display

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic LF1 has exterior measurements of 103mm x 62mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS45 has dimensions of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic LF1 versus Panasonic ZS45 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the LF1 versus the ZS45.

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LF1 and ZS45 is 92 and 91 respectively.

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to envision the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the LF1 and ZS45.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The LF1 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS45 will result in extra detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more aged LF1 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 sensor size comparison

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic LF1 Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic ZS45 Portrait photography highlights
42
manual focus
comes with face detect focus
exports RAW files
external flash not possible
sensor resolution not great (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
37
megapixel count decent (16MP)
has face detect autofocus
focusing manually not possible
no external flash support
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic LF1 Street photography features
Panasonic ZS45 Street photography features
65
image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW files
screen does not articulate
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
69
tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (249g)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic LF1
Sports photography with Panasonic ZS45
38
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with tracking focus
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
lacks phase detect auto focus
55
incredible zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
has tracking focus
good battery (350 CIPA)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Panasonic LF1
Travel photography with Panasonic ZS45
64
flash built-in
reasonably wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
71
good battery (350 shots)
lighter than others in class (249 grams)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
flash built-in
pretty wide (24mm)
long zoom (480mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic LF1 as a Landscape photography camera
Panasonic ZS45 as a Landscape photography camera
54
manual focus
reasonably wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW files
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
sensor resolution not great (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
doesn't have Timelapse recording
47
pretty wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
good battery (350 CIPA)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW files
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic LF1 Vlogging highlights
Panasonic ZS45 Vlogging highlights
36
reasonably wide (28mm)
good max aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focus
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
doesn't have microphone jack
34
pretty wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than others in class (249g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
lack of microphone port
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Panasonic LF1 vs Panasonic ZS45 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic LF1 and Panasonic ZS45
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
General Information
Make Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45
Also referred to as - Lumix DMC-TZ57
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2013-11-26 2015-01-06
Body design Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 6400 6400
Maximum boosted ISO 12800 -
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Number of focus points 23 21
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-200mm (7.1x) 24-480mm (20.0x)
Max aperture f/2.0-5.9 f/3.3-6.4
Macro focus range 3cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 4.8 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 920k dot 1,040k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 4s
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 10.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 7.00 m 6.00 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, AVCHD MPEG-4
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In 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 proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 192g (0.42 lb) 249g (0.55 lb)
Dimensions 103 x 62 x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") 108 x 60 x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 52 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 20.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.6 not tested
DXO Low light score 211 not tested
Other
Battery life 250 photographs 350 photographs
Type of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Pricing at launch $500 $300