Panasonic ZS35 vs Sony TX5

Here is a comprehensive analysis of the Panasonic ZS35 and Sony TX5, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the ZS35 (16MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the ZS35 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") possess different sensor sizing.

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The ZS35 was introduced 3 years later than the TX5 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS35 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the ZS35 matches up versus the TX5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS35 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS35 Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS35 comes with outer 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 TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the ZS35 and the TX5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS35 and TX5 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing purely by reading specifications. The visual underneath should give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS35 and TX5.

Plainly, each of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The ZS35 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS35 will deliver greater detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The younger ZS35 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.