Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 vs. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

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In depth comparison and review of Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 and Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. 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-ZS200 vs. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included Leica -
Height 6.64 cm 6.38 cm
Width 11.12 cm 11.01 cm
Depth 4.52 cm 3.99 cm
Weight 298 g 275 g
Weight Details Camera only: 298 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 340 g
Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 299 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver Silver | Black
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 15x 40x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High Sensitivity MOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1.0" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +) Optical (Intelligent IS with Dual Sensing IS plus 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Type Leica zoom lens - 15x zoom - 8.8 - 132 mm - f/3.3-6.4 DC Vario-Elmar - zoom Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 360mm 24 - 960mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 50 cm 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm 1-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, HI-UD (High Index - Ultra Low Dispersion) glass
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 9
Auto Focus Features Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF, Pinpoint AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.21" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,333,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.45x -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
ISO (Max) 25600 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 25600 ISO 100-3200, ISO auto (100-3200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing, aperture bracketing -
Special Effects - Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Food, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 sec 1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 15 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 Clear Retouch function -
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,240,000 pixels 922,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Touch AF Display brightness control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.6 m - 6.8 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
1 m - 3.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
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, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage 4864 x 3648
3456 x 2592
2432 x 1824
5472 x 3648
3888 x 2592
2736 x 1824
5472 x 3080
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3648 x 3648
2592 x 2592
1824 x 1824
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 265 shots
Photo shooting - 370 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 1 hour
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
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)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K) 4 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function Digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, tilt adjustment
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Included Accessories Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year Limited warranty - 2 years
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