Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony W650
Portability
91 Imaging
37 Features
46 Overall
40
91 Imaging
37 Features
46 Overall
40
Portability
96 Imaging
39 Features
32 Overall
36
96 Imaging
39 Features
32 Overall
36
Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony W650 Key Specs
Panasonic ZS10
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 80 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 24-384mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
- 219g - 105 x 58 x 33mm
- Announced January 2011
- Additionally referred to as Lumix DMC-TZ20 / Lumix DMC-TZ22
Sony W650
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
- 124g - 94 x 56 x 19mm
- Launched January 2012
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Below is a extended review of the Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony W650, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the ZS10 (14MP) and the W650 (16MP) is pretty well matched and both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").
Photography GlossaryThe ZS10 was brought out 11 months earlier than the W650 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).
Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a short summation of how the ZS10 grades versus the W650 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
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Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS10 Gallery & Sony W650 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS10 over the Sony W650
| ZS10 | W650 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen resolution | 460k |  | 230k | Crisper screen (+230k dot) |
| Touch friendly screen |  | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony W650 over the Panasonic ZS10
| W650 | ZS10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launched | January 2012 |  | January 2011 | More recent by 11 months |
Common features in the Panasonic ZS10 and Sony W650
| ZS10 | W650 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus manually |  | No manual focusing | ||
| Screen type | Fixed |  | Fixed | Fixed screen |
| Screen size | 3" |  | 3" | Same screen dimensions |
| Selfie screen |  | No selfie screen |
Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony W650 Physical Comparison
When you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS10 offers outside dimensions of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") with a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).
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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the ZS10 against the W650.
Considering size and weight, the portability score of the ZS10 and W650 is 91 and 96 respectively.
Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony W650 Sensor Comparison
Usually, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS10 and W650.
Clearly, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Sony W650 to give greater detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older ZS10 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.
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Portrait Comparison
Panasonic ZS10 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony W650 as a Portrait photography camera
good MP (14 megapixels)
manual focus not available
cannot use external flash
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
megapixel count good (16MP)
features face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
manual exposure not possible
cannot use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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has image stabilization (Optical)
provides touch focus
lighter than competition in class (219 grams)
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (124 grams)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
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Panasonic ZS10 as a Sports photography camera
Sony W650 as a Sports photography camera
great zoom range (24-384mm 16.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (14MP)
comes with tracking focus
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
low battery pack (260 per charge)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16 megapixels)
features tracking focus
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
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lighter than competition in class (219 grams)
provides touch focus
good MP (14MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (24mm)
great reach (384mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
low battery pack (260 per charge)
does not offer selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
lighter than competition (124g)
megapixel count good (16MP)
has built in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
does not have Timelapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
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quite wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
low battery pack (260 per charge)
doesn't have Timelapse function
fairly wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
manual exposure not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Timelapse function
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Sony W650 Vlogging factors
quite wide (24mm)
screen is touchscreen
has image stabilization (Optical)
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competition in class (219g)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
does not offer selfie friendly display
doesn't have microphone socket
fairly wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focusing
lighter than competition (124g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.6)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have microphone socket
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Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony W650 Specifications
| Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand | Panasonic | Sony |
| Model | Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650 |
| Also referred to as | Lumix DMC-TZ20 / Lumix DMC-TZ22 | - |
| Class | Small Sensor Superzoom | Small Sensor Compact |
| Announced | 2011-01-25 | 2012-01-10 |
| Physical type | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Processor | Venus Engine FHD | BIONZ |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor measurements | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor surface area | 27.7mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 14 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Peak resolution | 4320 x 3240 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Highest native ISO | 6400 | 3200 |
| Minimum native ISO | 80 | 80 |
| RAW files | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Focus manually | ||
| Touch focus | ||
| Autofocus continuous | ||
| Autofocus single | ||
| Autofocus tracking | ||
| Autofocus selectice | ||
| Autofocus center weighted | ||
| Multi area autofocus | ||
| Live view autofocus | ||
| Face detect focus | ||
| Contract detect focus | ||
| Phase detect focus | ||
| Number of focus points | 23 | - |
| Cross focus points | - | - |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mount | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens focal range | 24-384mm (16.0x) | 25-125mm (5.0x) |
| Maximum aperture | f/3.3-5.9 | f/2.6-6.3 |
| Macro focus distance | 3cm | 5cm |
| Crop factor | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Display type | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
| Display sizing | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Resolution of display | 460 thousand dots | 230 thousand dots |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch capability | ||
| Display tech | - | Clear Photo TFT LCD |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Features | ||
| Minimum shutter speed | 60 secs | 2 secs |
| Fastest shutter speed | 1/4000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
| Continuous shutter rate | 10.0fps | 1.0fps |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Expose Manually | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
| Set white balance | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash range | 5.00 m | 3.70 m |
| Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
| Hot shoe | ||
| Auto exposure bracketing | ||
| WB bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment metering | ||
| Average metering | ||
| Spot metering | ||
| Partial metering | ||
| AF area metering | ||
| Center weighted metering | ||
| Video features | ||
| Video resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
| Highest video resolution | 1920x1080 | 1280x720 |
| Video file format | MPEG-4, AVCHD | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Microphone port | ||
| Headphone port | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | None | Eye-Fi Connected |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | BuiltIn | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment sealing | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 219 gr (0.48 lbs) | 124 gr (0.27 lbs) |
| Physical dimensions | 105 x 58 x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") | 94 x 56 x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO Overall score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range score | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Low light score | not tested | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 260 shots | 220 shots |
| Type of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery model | - | NP-BN |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
| Time lapse feature | ||
| Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC, microSD/micro SDHC, Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
| Card slots | Single | Single |
| Pricing at release | $350 | $140 |