Panasonic ZS40 vs Sony H70

Lets look much closer at the Panasonic ZS40 vs Sony H70, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the ZS40 (18MP) and the H70 (16MP) is fairly close and both cameras have the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The ZS40 was manufactured 3 years later than the H70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the ZS40 matches up versus the H70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H70. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS40 Gallery & Sony H70 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS40 comes with outside dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs) and the Sony H70 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS40 versus the H70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS40 and H70 is 90 and 93 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching specifications. The visual below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS40 and H70.

To sum up, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic ZS40 to result in more detail due to its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images more aggressively. The more recent ZS40 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.