Panasonic S1 vs Sony W800

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic S1 and Sony W800, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the S1 (24MP) and the W800 (20MP) is pretty close but the S1 (Full frame) and W800 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S1 was revealed 5 years later than the W800 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the S1 scores against the W800 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The full galleries are available at Panasonic S1 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic S1 offers outer dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") accompanied by a weight of 1021 grams (2.25 lbs) while the Sony W800 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic S1 and Sony W800 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the S1 compared to the W800.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S1 and W800 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the S1 and W800.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S1 using its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic S1 will result in more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The newer S1 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.