Panasonic LZ40 vs Panasonic ZS45

Below is a thorough comparison of the Panasonic LZ40 vs Panasonic ZS45, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the LZ40 (20MP) and ZS45 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The LZ40 was announced 12 months before the ZS45 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS45 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the LZ40 matches up against the ZS45 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ40 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic LZ40 Gallery and Panasonic ZS45 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LZ40 has got exterior dimensions of 126mm x 87mm x 94mm (5.0" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS45 has measurements of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the LZ40 versus the ZS45.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the LZ40 and ZS45 is 67 and 91 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the LZ40 and ZS45.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Panasonic LZ40 to give extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older LZ40 is going to be behind in sensor technology.