Panasonic G100 vs Sony W330

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic G100 vs Sony W330, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the G100 (20MP) and W330 (14MP) and the G100 (Four Thirds) and W330 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The G100 was brought out 10 years later than the W330 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic G100 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W330 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a short view of how the G100 scores versus the W330 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic G100 Gallery & Sony W330 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G100 has external measurements of 116mm x 83mm x 54mm (4.6" x 3.3" x 2.1") with a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs) while the Sony W330 has measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 17mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the G100 versus the W330.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the G100 and W330 is 81 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specifications. The visual here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the G100 and W330.

To sum up, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G100 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic G100 will render more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The newer G100 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.