Panasonic ZS35 vs Sony H400

Here, we will be matching up the Panasonic ZS35 and Sony H400, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the ZS35 (16MP) and the H400 (20MP) is pretty similar and both cameras provide the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The ZS35 was announced within a month of the H400 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the ZS35 scores versus the H400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS35 Gallery & Sony H400 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS35 has physical dimensions of 107mm x 62mm x 32mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs) and the Sony H400 has specifications of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") having a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the ZS35 vs the H400.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS35 and H400 is 89 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions just by reviewing specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS35 and H400.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony H400 to offer more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively.