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Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300

Portability
54
Imaging
79
Features
84
Overall
81
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300 front
Portability
63
Imaging
45
Features
37
Overall
41

Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Key Specs

Panasonic S1R
(Full Review)
  • 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
Sony H300
(Full Review)
  • 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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Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Overview

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.

Photography Glossary

The 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 
IntroducedFebruary 2019February 2014Newer by 61 months
Focus manually More precise focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimension3.2"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution2100k460kSharper 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).

See the Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

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.

Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S1R and H300 is 54 and 63 respectively.

Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 top view buttons comparison

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.

Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 sensor size comparison

Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic S1R as a Portrait photography camera
Sony H300 as a Portrait photography camera
87
focusing manually
great flash sync speed (1/320 seconds)
high megapixels (47MP)
big sensor size (Full frame)
has face detection focus
supports RAW formats
40
good resolution (20MP)
provides face detection focus
no manual focus
can't use external flash
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic S1R Street photography features
Sony H300 Street photography features
71
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
big sensor size (Full frame)
supports RAW formats
provides touch focus
weather proof
very good high ISO (25,600)
heavier than average in class (1,020 grams)
43
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
heavier than others (590g)
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic S1R
Sports photography with Sony H300
78
great max shutter speed (1/8,000s)
silent shooting (1/16,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
high megapixels (47MP)
big sensor size (Full frame)
has tracking autofocus
weather proof
bad battery pack (360 per charge)
no phase detect auto focus
50
long zoom range (25-875mm 35.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
great battery life (350 shots)
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic S1R Travel photography info
Sony H300 Travel photography info
60
weather proof
has bluetooth
provides touch focus
high megapixels (47 megapixels)
bad battery pack (360 CIPA)
heavier than average in class (1,020 grams)
screen is not selfie friendly
56
great battery life (350 CIPA)
good resolution (20MP)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
very long zoom (875mm)
missing Time Lapse function
heavier than others (590 grams)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic S1R as a Landscape photography camera
Sony H300 as a Landscape photography camera
82
focusing manually
swap lenses (Leica L mount)
screen size is good (3.2 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
high megapixels (47MP)
big sensor size (Full frame)
no low pass filter
very good high ISO (25,600)
supports RAW formats
weather proof
has double storage slots
bad battery pack (360 shots)
47
relatively wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20 megapixels)
great battery life (350 CIPA)
no manual focus
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
missing Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic S1R as a Vlogging camera
Sony H300 as a Vlogging camera
32
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
has face detection focus
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 resolution)
does have external mic port
screen is not selfie friendly
heavier than average in class (1,020g)
24
relatively wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
sluggish maximum aperture (f3)
display isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external mic jack
heavier than others (590 grams)
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Panasonic S1R vs Sony H300 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic S1R and Sony H300
 Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RSony 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