Panasonic ZS20
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Panasonic SZ7
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS20

Best price $330
  • Slightly cheaper street price $330 vs $399
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 8 seconds
  • Longer optical zoom 20.0× vs 10.0×
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
  • Has GPS location tagging SZ7 does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board SZ7 does not have HDR

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC SZ7

Best price
$399
  • Weighs a little bit less than the ZS20 4.7 oz vs 7.3 oz
  • Smaller body size 8 in³ vs 11 in³
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 0.9″ vs 1.11″

What the Panasonic ZS20 and Panasonic SZ7 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 14.1 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 6400 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDMI port
  • 3D capture
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Panasonic ZS20 and the Panasonic SZ7

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi

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