| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 18.1 MP | 24.1 MP | 
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS | 
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | 
| general | 
| Brand | Panasonic | Canon | 
| Model | Lumix DMC ZS40S 18.1MP Digital Camera | EOS M50 24.1MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | Lumix DMC ZS40S | EOS M50 | 
| Model Number | DMC ZS40S | M50 | 
| Series | Lumix | - | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 18.1 MP | 24.1 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110.6 x 64.3 x 34.4 mm | 11.63 x 8.81 x 5.87 inch | 
| Weight | 214 GM | 387 GM | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| SLR Variant | - | Body With Single Lens Ef-M 15-45 Mm Is Stm | 
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS | 
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | 22.3 x 14.9 mm | 
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | - | 
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor | - | 
| lens features | 
| Focal Length | f = 4.3 - 129mm 24 - 720mm in 35mm equiv. / 28 - 840mm in 35mm equiv. in 169 video recording / Level Shot function Off / 30 - 900mm in 35mm equiv. in 169 video recording / Level Shot function On | - | 
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 30x | - | 
| Aperture Range | F3.3 - 6.4 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F3.3 - 8.0 W, F6.4 - 8.0 T | - | 
| Color Filter | Primary color filter | - | 
| Lens Mount | - | Canon EF-M Mount | 
| Compatible Lens | - | Canon EF-M Lenses, Canon EF Lenses Including EF-S Lenses | 
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes | 
| viewfinder features | 
| View Finder | Yes | - | 
| View Finder Type | Live View Finder | - | 
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - | 
| Viewfinder Magnification | 2.56x | - | 
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 35 mm | 22 mm | 
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Viewfinder Size and Dots 0.39 Type with Approximate 2.36 Million Dots, Dioptic Adjustment Range Approximate -3.0 - 1.0 m -1 dpt, Brightness Adjustment 5 Levels | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 50cm - infinity / Tele 200cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent Auto / Motion Picture Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity | - | 
| Metering Modes | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Real-time Metering with the Image Sensor, Evaluative Metering, Partial Metering, Spot Metering, Center-weighted Average Metering | 
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set / White Balance Adjustment Except Auto | Auto Ambience Priority, White Priority, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Color Temperature | 
| Other Focus Features | - | Autofocus Type - Dual Pixel CMOS AF 1-point AF, Zone AF, Face Plus Tracking AF, AF Points - Maximum 143, 99 points Switches Automatically Depending on Lens, Zone AF Maximum 25 points, Focusing Brightness Range - EV -2 - 18 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, AF Operation - One-Shot AF, Servo AF, Continuous AF, AF-assist Beam -Built-in LED Lamp, Still Photo Shooting Aspect Ratio Settings - 32, 43, 169, 11, Focus Mode AF - AF, MF Manual Focusing, Approximate 5x, 10x Magnification Possible, AF and MF, Continuous AF, Touch Shutter, Grid Display - 3 Types, Creative Filters - Included as a Shooting Mode Also Available in P, TV, AV, M, Creative Assist, Magnified Display in Live View - Approximate 5x, 10x, Touch and Drag AF, Eye Detection AF Fixed to One-Shot AF, Color Space - sRGB, Adobe RGB, Depth-of-field Preview | 
| exposure features | 
| Exposure Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual | Manual, Automatic | 
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - | 
| Spot Meter | Yes | - | 
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV | Manual +/- 3 stops in 1/3-stop Increments, AEB - +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop Increments | 
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - | 
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Metering Range - EV 0 - 20 At Room Temperature, ISO 100, Exposure Control - Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual Exposure, ISO Speed Recommended Exposure Index - Manually Set ISO 100  25600 Expanded 51200, Automatic Setting Possible | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | Approx. 4 - 1/2,000 sec / Starry Sky Mode 15, 30 sec | 1/4000 - 30 sec | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | Full-Resolution Image 10 frames/sec, Max. 6 images / with AF Tracking 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec / Intelligent Burst Shooting / High-speed Burst Approx. 60 frames / sec / recorded in 2.5M / 0.3M for 43, 3M / 0.3M for 32, 3.5M / 0.2M for 169, 2M / 0.2M for 11 / Flash Burst Shooting / Approx. 40 frames / sec / recorded in 5M / 3M / 0.3M for 43, 4.5M / 2.5M / 0.3M for 32, 3.5M / 2M / 0.2M for 169, 3.5M / 2.5M / 0.2M for 11 / Flash Burst Shooting | Yes | 
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled, Focal-plane Shutter | 
| Other Shutter Features | - | Silent Shutter | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off / 0.6 - 6.4m Wide / ISO Auto, 2.0 - 3.3m Tele / ISO Auto | - | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| External Flash | - | Yes | 
| Other Flash Features | - | Flash Built-in Flash - Manual pop-up Flash, Guide Number Approximate 5 ISO 100/m, Supports Angle of View Equivalent to Focal Length of Approximate 15 mm 35 mm-equivalent Approximate 24 mm, Recharging Time Approximate 3 sec, External Flash - EX-series Speedlites Flash Functions Settable with the Camera, Flash Metering - E-TTL II Autoflash, Flash Exposure Compensation - +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop Increments, FE Lock | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG DCF/Exif2.3 / RAW, DPOF / 3D Image MPO / Motion Picture AVCHD, MP4 | JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon Original, RAW, JPEG Simultaneous Recording Possible | 
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes On/Off | - | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM | 
| Other Image Features | - | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 920K dots | - | 
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 920K dots | - | 
| Touch Screen | - | Yes | 
| Other Display Features | - | LCD Monitor Type - TFT Color Liquid-crystal Monitor, Monitor Size and Dots - Wide, 3.0 Type 32 with Approximate 1.04 Million Dots, Brightness Adjustment - Manual 7 Levels, 29 Interface Languages, Touch Screen Technology - Capacitive Sensing, Feature Guide - Displayable, Features - Vari-angle, | 
| connectivity features | 
| HDMI | Yes | Image Processing During Shooting Picture Style - Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Definition 1-3, Custom, Noise Reduction - Applicable to Long Exposures and High ISO Speed Shots, Automatic Image Brightness Correction - Auto Lighting Optimizer, Highlight Tone Priority, Lens Correction - Peripheral Illumination, Chromatic Aberration, Diffraction Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimizer | 
| USB | Yes | - | 
| GPS | Yes | - | 
| Wifi | Yes | Yes | 
| Wireless Connectivity | IEEE 802.11b/g/n / 2412 MHz  2462 MHz 1-11 ch / WPA / WPA2 / Infrastracture Mode / WPS / Wi-Fi Direct / Wi-Fi Button | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Inbuilt Memory | 12 MB | - | 
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - | 
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | - | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| Battery Life | 300 pictures CIPA Standard*1 | - | 
| Power Requirement | - | AC 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Stereo | - | 
| Speaker | Mono | - | 
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 6000 x 4000 | 
| Video Format | AVCHD, MP4 | - | 
| Video Features | - | Movie Shooting Movie Compression - MPEG-4 AVC, H.264, Variable Average Bit Rate, Audio Recording Format - MPEG-4 AAC-LC Stereo, Recording Format - MP4, 3840 x 2160 4K 25p, 24p, Recording Size and Frame Rate - 1920 x 1080 Full HD 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p, 1280 x 720 HD 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, File Size - 3840 x 2160 4K 15000KB/sec, 1920 x 1080 60p, 50p 7500KB/sec, 1920 x 1080 30p, 25p, 24p 3750KB/sec, 1280 x 720 1200p, 100p 6500KB/sec, 1280 x 720 60p, 50p 3250KB/sec, Movie Servo AF, Miniature Effect Movie, Sound Recording - Built-in Stereo Microphone, External Stereo Microphone Terminal, Audio Recording Level Adjustable, Wind FilterFor Built-in Microphone, Attenuator, Playback Zoom Magnification - Approximate 1.5x - 10x, Highlight Alert - Overexposed Highlights Blink, Image Browsing Methods - Single Image, Jump 10 Images, Set Number of Shots, Date, Folder, Movies, Stills, Protected Images, Image Search Rating, Date, Protected Images, Type of File, Image Rotate, Image Crop, Ratings | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Glass Through, HDR, Starry Sky, High Speed Video, 3D Photo | - | 
| HD Support | - | 1920 x 1080 |