Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300
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Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Key Specs
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- 47MP - Full frame Sensor
- 3.2" Tilting Display
- ISO 100 - 25600 (Raise to 51200)
- Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
- No Anti-Alias Filter
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- 3840 x 2160 video
- Leica L Mount
- 1020g - 149 x 110 x 97mm
- Launched February 2019
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- 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 80 - 3200
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 25-875mm (F3-5.9) lens
- 590g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
- Introduced February 2014
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Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and H300 (20MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and H300 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.
Apple Innovates by Creating Next-Level Optical Stabilization for iPhoneThe S1R was unveiled 5 years after the H300 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.
Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the S1R matches up versus the H300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.
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Reasons to pick Panasonic S1R over the Sony H300
| S1R | H300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduced | February 2019 |  | February 2014 | Newer by 61 months |
| Focus manually |  | More precise focus | ||
| Screen type | Tilting |  | Fixed | Tilting screen |
| Screen dimension | 3.2" |  | 3" | Bigger screen (+0.2") |
| Screen resolution | 2100k |  | 460k | Sharper screen (+1640k dot) |
| Touch friendly screen |  | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Sony H300 over the Panasonic S1R
| H300 | S1R |
|---|
Common features in the Panasonic S1R and Sony H300
| S1R | H300 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selfie screen |  | Neither offers selfie screen |
Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Physical Comparison
If you are aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1R offers outer dimensions of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") and a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) and the Sony H300 has dimensions of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).
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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the S1R against the H300.
Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S1R and H300 is 54 and 63 respectively.
Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Sensor Comparison
Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The picture below should give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S1R and H300.
All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The S1R having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic S1R will offer you extra detail having an extra 27 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent S1R should have an advantage in sensor tech.
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Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Specifications
| Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Company | Panasonic | Sony |
| Model | Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 |
| Type | Pro Mirrorless | Small Sensor Superzoom |
| Launched | 2019-02-01 | 2014-02-13 |
| Body design | SLR-style mirrorless | SLR-like (bridge) |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Chip | Venus Engine | Bionz(R) |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
| Sensor size | Full frame | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor dimensions | 36 x 24mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor area | 864.0mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 47 megapixel | 20 megapixel |
| Anti aliasing filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Highest Possible resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 5152 x 3864 |
| Maximum native ISO | 25600 | 3200 |
| Maximum enhanced ISO | 51200 | - |
| Lowest native ISO | 100 | 80 |
| RAW photos | ||
| Lowest enhanced ISO | 50 | - |
| Autofocusing | ||
| Manual focus | ||
| Touch focus | ||
| Continuous AF | ||
| AF single | ||
| Tracking AF | ||
| Selective AF | ||
| AF center weighted | ||
| AF multi area | ||
| AF live view | ||
| Face detect focusing | ||
| Contract detect focusing | ||
| Phase detect focusing | ||
| Number of focus points | 225 | - |
| Cross focus points | - | - |
| Lens | ||
| Lens mounting type | Leica L | fixed lens |
| Lens focal range | - | 25-875mm (35.0x) |
| Maximum aperture | - | f/3-5.9 |
| Amount of lenses | 30 | - |
| Crop factor | 1 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Range of display | Tilting | Fixed Type |
| Display sizing | 3.2 inches | 3 inches |
| Resolution of display | 2,100 thousand dot | 460 thousand dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch capability | ||
| Display technology | - | Clear Photo LCD |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder | Electronic | None |
| Viewfinder resolution | 5,760 thousand dot | 201 thousand dot |
| Viewfinder coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder magnification | 0.78x | - |
| Features | ||
| Minimum shutter speed | 60 seconds | 30 seconds |
| Fastest shutter speed | 1/8000 seconds | 1/1500 seconds |
| Fastest quiet shutter speed | 1/16000 seconds | - |
| Continuous shutter speed | 9.0 frames per second | 1.0 frames per second |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Manually set exposure | ||
| Exposure compensation | Yes | Yes |
| Change WB | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Integrated flash | ||
| Flash range | no built-in flash | 8.80 m |
| Flash settings | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync w/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash |
| External flash | ||
| AEB | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Fastest flash sync | 1/320 seconds | - |
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment exposure | ||
| Average exposure | ||
| Spot exposure | ||
| Partial exposure | ||
| AF area exposure | ||
| Center weighted exposure | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM | 1280 x 720 (30p) |
| Maximum video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1280x720 |
| Video file format | MPEG-4, H.264 | MPEG-4, H.264 |
| Mic input | ||
| Headphone input | ||
| Connectivity | ||
| Wireless | Built-In | None |
| Bluetooth | ||
| NFC | ||
| HDMI | ||
| USB | Yes (can be charged with high-power laptop/tablet chargers or portable power banks) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| GPS | None | None |
| Physical | ||
| Environment seal | ||
| Water proof | ||
| Dust proof | ||
| Shock proof | ||
| Crush proof | ||
| Freeze proof | ||
| Weight | 1020 grams (2.25 lb) | 590 grams (1.30 lb) |
| Dimensions | 149 x 110 x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") | 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO Overall score | 100 | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth score | 26.4 | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range score | 14.1 | not tested |
| DXO Low light score | 3525 | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 360 pictures | 350 pictures |
| Form of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Self timer | Yes | Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Storage media | - | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo |
| Storage slots | Two | 1 |
| Price at release | $3,698 | $249 |
