Panasonic S1H vs Samsung HZ15W

Following is a complete comparison of the Panasonic S1H and Samsung HZ15W, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the S1H (24MP) and HZ15W (12MP) and the S1H (Full frame) and HZ15W (1/2.3") posses different sensor measurements.

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The S1H was launched 10 years after the HZ15W which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung HZ15W being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the S1H matches up versus the HZ15W in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H & Samsung HZ15W. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic S1H Gallery & Samsung HZ15W Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic S1H comes with outside measurements of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") accompanied by a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs) and the Samsung HZ15W has measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 37mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") and a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the S1H and the HZ15W.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1H and HZ15W is 52 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes only by checking technical specs. The image here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the S1H and HZ15W.

As you have seen, each of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S1H due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic S1H will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent S1H should have an advantage in sensor technology.