Panasonic G100 vs Panasonic ZR3

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic G100 and Panasonic ZR3, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both are offered by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the G100 (20MP) and ZR3 (14MP) and the G100 (Four Thirds) and ZR3 (1/2.3") have different sensor size.

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The G100 was launched 10 years after the ZR3 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the G100 scores against the ZR3 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic G100 Gallery & Panasonic ZR3 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G100 has physical dimensions of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") along with a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZR3 has proportions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the G100 compared to the ZR3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G100 and ZR3 is 81 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing technical specs. The picture below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the G100 and ZR3.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The G100 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic G100 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The younger G100 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.