Panasonic LX5 vs Panasonic ZS60

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic LX5 and Panasonic ZS60, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the LX5 (10MP) and ZS60 (18MP) and the LX5 (1/1.63") and ZS60 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The LX5 was announced 5 years before the ZS60 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the LX5 matches up versus the ZS60 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX5 Gallery and Panasonic ZS60 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic LX5 offers physical dimensions of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS60 has sizing of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") along with a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic LX5 and Panasonic ZS60 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the LX5 versus the ZS60.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the LX5 and ZS60 is 88 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading specs. The picture underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the LX5 and ZS60.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The LX5 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS60 will deliver greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged LX5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.