Canon PowerShot ZOOM vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot ZOOM and Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot ZOOM vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 5.08 cm 6.73 cm
Width 3.34 cm 11.2 cm
Depth 10.32 cm 4.12 cm
Weight 144 g 280 g
Weight Details Camera with battery: 144 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 145 g
Camera only: 280 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 322 g
Enclosure Colour White Silver
Design Features Monocular design -
Digital Zoom 2x -
Optical Zoom 4x 30x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels - 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (4-axis lens shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Image Processor DIGIC 8 -
LENS Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 13.8 - 55.5 mm - f/5.6-6.3 Leica zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.3 - 129 mm - f/3.3-6.4 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 100 - 400mm 24 - 720mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 1 m 50 cm
Macro Focus Range - 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control - Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 1,166,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.46x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
ISO (Max) 3200 6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering - Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects - Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
White Balance Automatic Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets - Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type Electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1/30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Retouch - Beauty Retouch Mode, Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Type - 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format - 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor - Folding
Display Features - Touch AF
FLASH Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range - 0.6 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2 m - 2.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Digital Video Format H.264, MPEG-4 AVC AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC LC Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Memory Card Slot microSD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDXC Card, microSDHC UHS-I Memory Card, microSDXC UHS-I Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 16 GB microSDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000 - 4.6 MB 5184 x 3888
3712 x 2784
2624 x 1968
5184 x 3456
3712 x 2480
2624 x 1752
5184 x 2920
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 200 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 800 mAh (included) Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 150 shots
Video recording - 70 minutes
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Interface USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB (USB Type-C) USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K)
Additional Features Auto power save, USB charging Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, primary colour filter, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Canon PowerShot ZOOM Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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