Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 vs. Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 and Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45. 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

Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 vs. Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Lens Included Leica -
Height 6.73 cm 6.02 cm
Width 11.2 cm 9.3 cm
Depth 4.12 cm 2.87 cm
Weight 280 g 117 g
Weight Details Camera only: 280 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 322 g
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Enclosure Colour Silver Black
Digital Zoom - 6x
Optical Zoom 30x 4x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,100,000 pixels 16,760,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 16,350,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +) Electronic
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
LENS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Type Leica zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.3 - 129 mm - f/3.3-6.4 - zoom Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.9 - 19.6 mm - f/3.0-6.6
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 720mm 27 - 108mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm 5cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 9 groups / 12 elements 7 groups / 7 elements
Features Aspherical lens Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 9
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-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,166,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.46x -
Features Auto eye sensor -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
ISO (Max) 6400 3200
Extended ISO (Max) 6400 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Artificial Intelligence AE (AiAE)
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic
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 Landscape, portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, PET, Children, fireworks, night landscape, sports mode, sunset, beach, snow, anti shake
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 Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, daylight, 1900K - 10000K
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic -
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 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 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Touch AF -
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes 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)
0.3 m - 5.2 m (wide lens)
1 m - 2.4 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MJPEG, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card Included No -
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 512 GB
Image Storage 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
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture 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
MJPEG - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 p - 120 fps - high speed recording
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 120 shots (alkaline batteries)
Video recording - 1 hour (Full HD resolution)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K) -
Additional Features 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 In-camera red-eye removal, HDR image enhancement technology
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ93 Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ45
Included Accessories Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Hand strap, USB cable, 2 AA batteries
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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