Panasonic S1R vs Panasonic ZS5

Below, we are analyzing the Panasonic S1R versus Panasonic ZS5, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and ZS5 (12MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and ZS5 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The S1R was brought out 8 years later than the ZS5 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS5 being a Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the S1R matches up against the ZS5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic S1R provides outside dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") accompanied by a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS5 has proportions of 103mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the S1R versus the ZS5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S1R and ZS5 is 54 and 92 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The visual here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S1R and ZS5.

As you can tell, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S1R because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic S1R will give you extra detail having its extra 35 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger S1R should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.