Both Panasonic LF1 and Panasonic ZS50 have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Panasonic LF1's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) and Panasonic ZS50's sensor is 1/2.3 (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Panasonic LF1's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Panasonic ZS50.
Below you can see the LF1 and ZS50 sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Panasonic LF1 and Panasonic ZS50 Cameras
As seen above, Panasonic LF1 has a 1.5x Larger sensor area than Panasonic ZS50. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Panasonic LF1 and Panasonic ZS50 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, LF1 has scored 52, 8 points higher than ZS50.
| Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
|
Panasonic LF1 |
52 |
20.8 bits |
11.6 Evs |
211 ISO |
|
Panasonic ZS50 |
44 |
20.0 bits |
11.2 Evs |
138 ISO |