Panasonic LZ40 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Panasonic LZ40 good for Carrying Everywhere?

$179.99

Panasonic LZ40 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Panasonic LZ40 has a score of 53 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Panasonic LZ40 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

42.0X Optical Zoom

42.0X Optical Zoom of Panasonic LZ40 will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.

Medium size Body

With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Panasonic LZ40is a good compromise between size and functionality.

524g

Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.

Body Thickness 94mm

With a thickness of 94mm,Panasonic LZ40 is not a pocketable camera for sure.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

Panasonic LZ40's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.

No 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.

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Panasonic LZ40 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Panasonic FZ2500 Compare LZ40 vs FZ2500	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-480 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #98 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Canon G3 X Compare LZ40 vs G3 X	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 24-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #157 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #8
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Olympus 1 Compare LZ40 vs 1	12 MP \| 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-300 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #281 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #16
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ300 Compare LZ40 vs FZ300	12 MP \| 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor 25-600 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #140 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4
	Imaging Features 93 Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ1000 II Compare LZ40 vs FZ1000 II	20 MP \| 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-400 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #128 Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Panasonic FZ2500

Canon G3 X

Olympus 1

Panasonic FZ300

Panasonic FZ1000 II