Panasonic S1 vs Sony T900

Following is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic S1 and Sony T900, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the S1 (24MP) and T900 (12MP) and the S1 (Full frame) and T900 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The S1 was launched 10 years after the T900 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the S1 scores versus the T900 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic S1 Gallery and Sony T900 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1 provides outer dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") and a weight of 1021 grams (2.25 lbs) whilst the Sony T900 has dimensions of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") and a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the S1 compared to the T900.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1 and T900 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The pic underneath may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the S1 and T900.

As you can see, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S1 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic S1 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The more modern S1 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.