Panasonic S1R vs Sony A55

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic S1R vs Sony A55, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the S1R (47MP) and A55 (16MP) and the S1R (Full frame) and A55 (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The S1R was brought out 8 years later than the A55 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic S1R being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the S1R grades versus the A55 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R & Sony SLT-A55. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic S1R Gallery & Sony A55 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic S1R features outer measurements of 149mm x 110mm x 97mm (5.9" x 4.3" x 3.8") having a weight of 1020 grams (2.25 lbs) and the Sony A55 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the S1R versus the A55.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S1R and A55 is 54 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The graphic here may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S1R and A55.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S1R due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic S1R will result in greater detail having its extra 31MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern S1R should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.