Panasonic ZS50 vs Samsung WB150F

Below is a thorough overview of the Panasonic ZS50 versus Samsung WB150F, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Panasonic and Samsung. The resolution of the ZS50 (12MP) and the WB150F (14MP) is pretty close and they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ZS50 was revealed 3 years later than the WB150F and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the ZS50 matches up vs the WB150F in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50 & Samsung WB150F. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS50 Gallery & Samsung WB150F Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS50 features external measurements of 111mm x 65mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Samsung WB150F has proportions of 107mm x 61mm x 23mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the ZS50 and the WB150F.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS50 and WB150F is 90 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through specifications. The visual here should offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS50 and WB150F.

To sum up, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Samsung WB150F to render more detail because of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger ZS50 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.