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SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Articulated LCD: Tilting
SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,040,000
PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 350
STORAGE Storage included: 78MB
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SENSOR Effective pixels: 18 megapixels
SENSOR Max resolution: 4896 x 3672
SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 19 megapixels
IMAGE Uncompressed format: RAW
PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Flash range: 6.40 m
SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Viewfinder type: Electronic
VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Microphone: Stereo
OPTICS & FOCUS Manual focus: Yes
OPTICS & FOCUS Number of focus points: 23
PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 240 g (0.53 lb / 8.47 oz)
OTHER FEATURES GPS: Built-in
Summary
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) maximum resolution of 4896 x 3672 pixels (18 megapixels) is better in comparison with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) highest resolution of 4608 x 3456 pixels (16 megapixels). The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) can save files in RAW format that offers you a wider options for post processing. The Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) offers manual focus. This is a very helpful specification that the camera owner will need for capturing out-of-focus photographs. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) offers more focus points than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57): 23 vs 21. More focus points means less risk of losing focus lock while following a moving subject.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) is equipped with tilting LCD that will let the photographer to make pictures from any interesting perspective. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) screen is better as it offers more screen dots 1,040,000 in comparison to 920,000 dots of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) display. The higher dot count screen is better for reviewing images on your camera.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) battery life is better in compare to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) battery life. According to CIPA standards the camera owner will be able to produce 350 photos with the Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) and only 300 with the Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60). The Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) weighs 240g that is 9g less in comparison with the weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57). This feature can be convenient if you like to travel, to be able to go into the picture metadata and find out exactly where an image was captured.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) has 11 advantages and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 (Lumix DMC-TZ57) only 4 so the Lumix DMC-ZS40 (Lumix DMC-TZ60) becomes the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon