Panasonic S1H vs Sony WX300

Below is a extensive comparison of the Panasonic S1H and Sony WX300, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the S1H (24MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the S1H (Full frame) and WX300 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The S1H was revealed 6 years later than the WX300 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the S1H scores versus the WX300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic S1H Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1H features external dimensions of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") with a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the S1H versus the WX300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S1H and WX300 is 52 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The visual underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S1H and WX300.

Clearly, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S1H using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S1H will produce greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The fresher S1H should have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.