Panasonic S5 vs Sony W610

Below, we will be comparing the Panasonic S5 and Sony W610, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and W610 (14MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and W610 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S5 was unveiled 8 years after the W610 which is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the S5 matches up against the W610 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The full galleries are available at Panasonic S5 Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic S5 has outside dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) and the Sony W610 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the S5 against the W610.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the S5 and W610 is 60 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the S5 and W610.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The S5 with its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S5 will offer you more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The newer S5 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.