Panasonic S1R vs Panasonic FS15

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic S1R vs Panasonic FS15, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and they are both sold by Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and FS15 (12MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and FS15 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizing.

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The S1R was released 10 years later than the FS15 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the S1R scores vs the FS15 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic S1R offers exterior dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") having a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FS15 has sizing of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the S1R compared to the FS15.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S1R and FS15 is 54 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by reading specs. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S1R and FS15.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S1R due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic S1R will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 35MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The fresher S1R provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.