Panasonic ZS70 vs Sony HX5

In this write-up, we will be analyzing the Panasonic ZS70 and Sony HX5, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the ZS70 (20MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the ZS70 (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") feature different sensor sizes.

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The ZS70 was announced 6 years after the HX5 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a full comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the ZS70 scores vs the HX5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS70 Gallery & Sony HX5 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS70 provides outside dimensions of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") with a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the ZS70 and the HX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS70 and HX5 is 87 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through specs. The image underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS70 and HX5.

All in all, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The ZS70 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic ZS70 will resolve extra detail with its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The more modern ZS70 provides an edge in sensor tech.