Panasonic ZS40 vs Sony QX30

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic ZS40 vs Sony QX30, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the ZS40 (18MP) and the QX30 (20MP) is pretty close and both cameras boast the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The ZS40 was released 8 months earlier than the QX30 and they are of a similar age. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS40 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the ZS40 scores against the QX30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS40 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS40 has physical measurements of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs) whilst the Sony QX30 has sizing of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the ZS40 versus the QX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the ZS40 and QX30 is 90 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes just by looking through a spec sheet. The pic below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS40 and QX30.

As you can see, both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony QX30 to render greater detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged ZS40 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.