Panasonic S1 vs Sony HX9V

Here is a thorough overview of the Panasonic S1 and Sony HX9V, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S1 (24MP) and HX9V (16MP) and the S1 (Full frame) and HX9V (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S1 was unveiled 7 years later than the HX9V and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony HX9V being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick view of how the S1 matches up versus the HX9V in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S1 Gallery & Sony HX9V Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic S1 has external measurements of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") along with a weight of 1021 grams (2.25 lbs) whilst the Sony HX9V has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the S1 against the HX9V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S1 and HX9V is 54 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to see the difference in sensor sizing just by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph underneath should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S1 and HX9V.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S1 with its larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S1 will render greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern S1 is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.