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Is the Panasonic ZS1 good for Portrait Photography?

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1
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Panasonic ZS1 Portrait Photography Score

POOR
Panasonic ZS1 has a score of 22 for Portrait Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Panasonic ZS1 Review

Panasonic ZS1 Portrait Photography Detailed Analysis
Image Stabilization
Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths thus ensuring sharper portraits
Small 1/2.5" (5.744 x 4.308 mm) sensor
It is difficult to achieve that shallow depth of field and blurry background for your portrait shots with a small sensor.
Very Low Resolution Sensor: 10.0MP
Panasonic ZS1's 10.0MP sensor will not provide much room for cropping or large printing your portrait shots.
No RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains more color information compared to JPEGs, so it is easier to get a natural skin tone and colours during post processing, which is very important for portraits.
No External Flash Shoe
Use of External flash creates many creative lighting opportunities for portrait photography and built-in flashes are almost useless for portrait shots.
No Built-in Viewfinder
In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especial with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.
No Manual Focus Mode
You have to nail the focus perfectly for a good portrait shot. Compact cameras are not great at focusing at low light and complex lighting conditions, so manual focus mode is very useful at these times.
No Manual Exposure Mode
A correct exposure of portrait model is crucial. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Lack of manual exposure mode in these conditions means lot of shadow and highlight clipping.
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Good handling and existence of well placed physical controls on the camera body is very important during portrait shooting. It is faster and more intuitive to change the camera settings with dedicated buttons and knobs instead delving into the menus on the LCD.

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Panasonic ZS1 Alternatives in Compact cameras for Portrait Photography

Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Compare ZS1 vs XZ-2 iHS

12 MP | 1/1.7" CMOS Sensor
28-112 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #285
Rank in Compact Cameras: #8

Olympus XZ-2 iHS
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 91
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Olympus XZ-10

Compare ZS1 vs XZ-10

12 MP | 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor
26-130 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #399
Rank in Compact Cameras: #27

Olympus Stylus XZ-10
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 95
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon P7800

Compare ZS1 vs P7800

12 MP | 1/1.7" BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-200 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #219
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

Nikon Coolpix P7800
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon G16

Compare ZS1 vs G16

12 MP | 1/1.7" BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-140 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #271
Rank in Compact Cameras: #7

Canon PowerShot G16
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability 90
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Fujifilm X30

Compare ZS1 vs X30

12 MP | 2/3" CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor
28-112 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #231
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Fujifilm X30
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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