Panasonic ZS70 vs Samsung WB30F

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic ZS70 versus Samsung WB30F, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the ZS70 (20MP) and WB30F (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ZS70 was unveiled 4 years later than the WB30F and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the ZS70 matches up versus the WB30F in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 & Samsung WB30F. The full galleries are available at Panasonic ZS70 Gallery & Samsung WB30F Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS70 enjoys physical measurements of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs) and the Samsung WB30F has specifications of 98mm x 58mm x 17mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the ZS70 versus the WB30F.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS70 and WB30F is 87 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS70 and WB30F.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic ZS70 to result in greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more modern ZS70 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.