Panasonic S5 vs Sony WX80

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic S5 vs Sony WX80, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and WX80 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The S5 was announced 7 years after the WX80 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the S5 grades versus the WX80 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic S5 comes with outer 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 WX80 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the S5 against the WX80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the S5 and WX80 is 60 and 96 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizes only by reading a spec sheet. The image below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S5 and WX80.

As you can see, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The S5 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic S5 will offer you extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The fresher S5 provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.