Panasonic S5 vs Sony W290

Following is a detailed analysis of the Panasonic S5 and Sony W290, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and W290 (12MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and W290 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The S5 was unveiled 11 years after the W290 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W290 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a concise overview of how the S5 matches up against the W290 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S5 Gallery and Sony W290 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic S5 comes with physical measurements of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) whilst the Sony W290 has measurements of 98mm x 57mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

See the Panasonic S5 and Sony W290 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the S5 and the W290.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S5 and W290 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes only by looking at specifications. The pic here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the S5 and W290.

Plainly, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S5 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic S5 will resolve more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more modern S5 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.