Panasonic ZS200 for Street Photography

Is the Panasonic ZS200 good for Street Photography?

Panasonic ZS200 Street Photography Score

EXCELLENT

Panasonic ZS200 has a score of 83 for Street Photography which makes it an EXCELLENT candidate for this type of photography. It will satisfy all your need in Street Photography, no need to look further for other cameras.
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Panasonic ZS200 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Electronic Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

24 mm - Good Wide Angle Coverage

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

Small Body

Small body of Panasonic ZS200 will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

Average sized 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor

Panasonic ZS200's 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) sensor size is ideal for many street photographers as it provides a good level of low-light performance and depth of field control while keeping the camera body small.

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Panasonic ZS200 Alternatives in Large Sensor Compact cameras for Street Photography

Leica Q2 Compare ZS200 vs Q2	47 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #21 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q Compare ZS200 vs Q Typ 116	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #50 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G5 X Compare ZS200 vs G5 X	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #144 Rank in Compact Cameras: #9
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 90 Overall Score	Portrait Street 92 Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G1 X III Compare ZS200 vs G1 X III	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #116 Rank in Compact Cameras: #6
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 91 Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic LX10 Compare ZS200 vs LX10	20 MP \| 1" BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-72 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #254 Rank in Compact Cameras: #32
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 93 Overall Score	Portrait Street 90 Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q2

Leica Q

Canon G5 X

Canon G1 X III

Panasonic LX10