Here we are comparing G1 X III and ZS80, two Compact cameras from Canon and Panasonic. Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III is a Large Sensor Compact class camera and Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 is a Small Sensor Superzoom class camera.
Canon G1 X III was introduced to the market in October 2017 and Panasonic ZS80 was launched in February 2018. There is only 4 months difference between G1 X III and ZS80 so we are expecting this to be a fair comparison regarding age and technology level.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Canon G1 X III is ranked
#7 out of 67 Large Sensor Compact cameras with an overall score of 68 whereas Panasonic ZS80 is ranked
#8 out of 245 Small Sensor Superzoom cameras with an overall score of 59.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Canon G1 X III and Panasonic ZS80 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Canon G1 X III and Panasonic ZS80 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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