The Panasonic ZS100 caught my eye in that it has a decent enough zoom and bells and whistles (and you also rated it well).
#Using izoom fz300 series
Portability is fairly important to me – the Sony RX100 series is good for that, but has virtually no zoom (and they are fairly pricey for what one gets?). Right now, my photography is for me to enjoy as large prints on my wall (>= 20×24), computer screen, and the former Panoramio/google maps (…for web viewing). …I haven’t really tried to market my photography, but may want to at some point. My previous three digital cameras were canon semi-manual point and shoots: Canon A520, A540, SX130 IS.
So thank you for that and your willingness (within reason) to field questions from others here – looking for advice on which camera to purchase. Hi Tom, …I was rather pleased to find someone who had put cameras through actual field testing to compare AND spelled out the results online for others to read. Surprisingly good telephoto sharpnessĬarrying a pocket camera with 10x zoom around town lets me capture unexpected moments like this at a distance:
Panasonic ZS100 can enlarge small subjects more sharply than Sony RX100.īecause macro was one of my main reasons for carrying an RX100 (to supplement a larger-sensor APS-C system with 11x zoom which captured poor macro), a ZS100 now serves better as our backup travel camera for my wife to carry. In contrast, Sony RX100 III focuses closest only at 24mm equivalent (widest angle of view), lacks a dedicated macro mode, and cannot enlarge subjects as much. You must first press the Macro (Flower symbol/left toggle) button to focus closest. ZS100 captures best macro (close focus) when zoomed by 2x, near 44mm equivalent, to minimize excessive corner softness seen at wider angles of view. Panasonic ZS100 beats macro focus of Sony RX100 Related reading: why larger sensors can improve image quality. The ZS100 is fatter but can still squeak into a large shirt pocket. Portrait photographers should note that ZS100’s lens is a bit dimmer, f/2.8-5.9 at widest aperture as you zoom (versus f/1.8-2.8 for RX100 III).Ĭompare lens and size of Sony DSC-RX100 III with Panasonic ZS100 digital camera. ZS100’s good telephoto remarkably expands your capture of wildlife and distant small subjects, more sharply than pocketable rivals or smartphones ( see heron photo further below).
Anywhere from 3x to 10x zoom (70-250mm equivalent), the ZS100 easily beats digital cropping of Sony RX100’s furthest reach of 70mm in versions III & IV. Personally, I’m upgrading to the sharper Sony RX100M6, where I’ll simply crop to extend telephoto beyond 200mm equivalent.Īlthough rival Sony RX100 (of 2015, read my review) is admittedly sharper throughout 3x zoom, Panasonic ZS100 focuses closer at more zoom settings and enormously extends optical telephoto reach. ZS200’s 50% longer zoom reach for wildlife costs a half-stop loss in lens brightness and compromises sharpness. CIPA battery life lengthens to 370 minutes (formerly 300). The ZS200 viewfinder increases magnification by 15% and resolution by 35% (2.3M dots vs 1.7M for ZS100). In April 2018, Panasonic extended its ZS100 with the new 15x zoom Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 (buy at Amazon) (12 oz, 24-360mm equivalent lens f/3.3-6.4). If price is no object, RX100 version VI is now the world’s best pocketable travel camera, and Panasonic ZS100 is second best. UPDATE: As of August 2018, Sony introduced the superior RX100 version VI (RX100M6, Amazon) (24-200mm equivalent 8x zoom with relatively fast f/2.8-4.5 lens), which is pricey but clearly beats the lens sharpness and brightness of Panasonic ZS100.
#Using izoom fz300 iso
In this impressive 2016 feat of miniaturization, daylight image quality from the 20-megapixel ZS100 can rival all of my cameras used over 34 years until 2012 (beating my cameras up to 4 times heavier, up to 11x zoom range, up to 12 megapixels, at base ISO 100).
ZS100 is now my favorite camera which can fit a large shirt pocket. In 2016, the most portable 10x zoom on a 1-inch-Type sensor is Panasonic LUMIX ZS100 camera (Amazon) (11 oz, 25-250mm equivalent).
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