Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions.
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45. Panasonic ZS45 is clearly the smaller of the two cameras. Its body is 3mm narrower, 4mm shorter and 2mm thinner than Panasonic ZS40.
Here is the back view size comparison of Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45.
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45.
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Panasonic ZS40 is 9g lighter than the Panasonic ZS45 but we don't think this will make a significant difference.
Weight Comparison
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Thickness Comparison
Compact Cameras
Weather Sealing
Unfortunately neither Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) nor Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) provides any type of weather sealing in their body, so you have to give extra care especially when you are shooting outdoors. If weather sealing is a must-have feature for you, check these sections: Top Compact Cameras with Weather Sealing
LCD Screen Size and Features
Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45's LCD screens has the same diagonal size of 3".
Panasonic ZS40 has a 18.0MP 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Panasonic ZS45 has a 16.0MP 1/2.3" (6.08 x 4.56 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the ZS40 and ZS45 sensor size comparison.
Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45 have almost the same sensor size so none of them has any significant advantage over other in providing control over depth of field when used with same focal length and aperture.
Panasonic ZS40 features a 24-720 mm F3.3-6.4 30× zoom lens whereas Panasonic ZS45 features a 24-480 mm F3.3-6.4 20× zoom lens.
Both cameras have a wide angle coverage of 24mm and have the same max aperture of f3.30 at this focal length.
On the tele end, Panasonic ZS40 has 240mm longer reach than the Panasonic ZS45. Both cameras has a max aperture of f6.40 at tele end.
Wide Coverage
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Max Aperture at Tele
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Fastest - Ricoh GR Digital IV
Max Aperture at Wide
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In this section, we rank and compare Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Panasonic ZS40 for Portrait Photography
Panasonic ZS45 for Portrait Photography
Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP
Image Stabilization
RAW shooting capability
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Manual Focus Mode
Manual Exposure Mode
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
No External Flash Shoe
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
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Image Stabilization
Manual Exposure Mode
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Small 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Focus Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details
Panasonic ZS40 for Street Photography
Panasonic ZS45 for Street Photography
Image Stabilization
RAW shooting capability
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Manual Focus Mode
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
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Image Stabilization
Small Body
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Small 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Focus Mode
Read the details
Panasonic ZS40 for Sports Photography
Panasonic ZS45 for Sports Photography
Image Stabilization
RAW shooting capability
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Manual Focus Mode
Manual Exposure Mode
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
23 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
720 mm Tele Lens
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
No External Flash Shoe
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
Slow Lens at Tele: f6.40
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Image Stabilization
Manual Exposure Mode
Fast Continuous Shooting: 10.0fps
21 Focus Points
Wireless Connection
480 mm Tele Lens
Average Max shutter speed: 1/2000s
No RAW shooting capability
No External Flash Shoe
No Built-in Viewfinder
No Manual Focus Mode
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
Slow Lens at Tele: f6.40
Read the details
Panasonic ZS40 for Daily Photography
Panasonic ZS45 for Daily Photography
RAW shooting capability
Compact Body
240g
30.0X Optical Zoom
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
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Compact Body
249g
20.0X Optical Zoom
Small 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
Read the details
Panasonic ZS40 for Landscape Photography
Panasonic ZS45 for Landscape Photography
Very High Resolution Sensor: 18.0MP
RAW shooting capability
Manual Focus Mode
Manual Exposure Mode
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Built-in GPS
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
No Environmental Sealings
Read the details
Manual Exposure Mode
24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Small 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm) sensor
No RAW shooting capability
No Manual Focus Mode
No Environmental Sealings
Read the details
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Panasonic ZS40 and Panasonic ZS45 scores compare:
Panasonic ZS40
Ranked
#34 out of 475 in Compact cameras
Ranked
#387 out of 1200 in all Cameras
Panasonic ZS45
Ranked
#98 out of 475 in Compact cameras
Ranked
#546 out of 1200 in all Cameras
Panasonic ZS40 is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Panasonic ZS45 in all criteria except one: Portability. But the size difference between these cameras are negligible in real world so it is not a big disadvantage for Panasonic ZS40.
| General |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 |
| Brand |
Panasonic |
Panasonic |
| Announced |
2014-01-06 |
2015-01-06 |
| Body Type |
Compact |
Compact |
Sensor |
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
1/2.3" |
1/2.3" |
| Dimensions |
6.17 x 4.55 mm |
6.08 x 4.56 mm |
| Area |
28.07mm2 |
27.72mm2 |
| Megapixels |
18 megapixels |
16 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
4896 x 3672 |
4608 x 3456 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
3,200 ISO |
6,400 ISO |
| Max Boosted Light Sensitivity |
6400 ISO |
- |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
100 ISO |
| RAW Support |
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Autofocus |
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| AF Touch |
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| AF Continuous |
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| AF Single |
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| AF Tracking |
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| AF Selective |
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| AF Center |
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| AF Multi Area |
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| AF Live View |
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| AF Face Detection |
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| AF Contrast Detection |
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| AF Phase Detection |
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| Number of Focus Points |
23 |
21 |
Lens |
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| Manual Focus |
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| Lens Mount |
fixed lens |
fixed lens |
| Lens Focal Range |
24-720 mm (30×) |
24-480 mm (20×) |
| Max Aperture |
F3.3-6.4 |
F3.3-6.4 |
| Macro Focus Range |
3cm |
3cm |
Screen |
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| Type |
Fixed type |
Tilting |
| Size |
3" |
3" |
| Resolution |
920k dots |
1,040k dots |
| Touch Screen |
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Viewfinder |
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
None |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
200k dots |
no electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
n/a |
Photography Features |
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| Max Shutter Speed |
1/2000s |
1/2000s |
| Shutter Priority |
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| Aperture Priority |
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
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| Custom White Balance |
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| Image Stabilization |
Optical |
Optical |
| Built-in Flash |
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| Flash Range |
6.40 m |
6.00 m |
| External Flash |
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| Continuous Shooting |
10.0 fps |
10.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
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| Average |
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| Spot |
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| Partial |
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| AF-Area |
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| Center Weighted |
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| AE Bracketing |
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| WB Bracketing |
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Video Features |
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| Max Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 |
1920 x 1080 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, AVCHD |
MPEG-4 |
| Microphone Port |
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| Headphone Port |
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Connectivity |
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
Built-In |
| HDMI |
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Physical |
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| Environmental Sealing |
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| Weight |
240g |
249g |
| Dimensions |
111 x 64 x 34mm |
108 x 60 x 32mm |
| Battery Life |
300 shots |
350 shots |
Other Features |
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| Timelapse Recording |
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| GPS |
BuiltIn |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
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Report a correction |
Report a correction |