Panasonic S1R vs Sony H55

Lets look much closer at the Panasonic S1R vs Sony H55, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and H55 (14MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and H55 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The S1R was announced 8 years later than the H55 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H55 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the S1R matches up vs the H55 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic S1R Gallery & Sony H55 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1R provides external measurements of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") accompanied by a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) while the Sony H55 has dimensions of 103mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the S1R versus the H55.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S1R and H55 is 54 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it is difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The photograph here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the S1R and H55.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S1R having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic S1R will offer you more detail with its extra 33MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The younger S1R provides an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.