Panasonic S5 vs Sony A33

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic S5 and Sony A33, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and A33 (14MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and A33 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The S5 was manufactured 10 years after the A33 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the S5 matches up versus the A33 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Sony SLT-A33. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic S5 comes with physical dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") and a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) while the Sony A33 has specifications of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the S5 vs the A33.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S5 and A33 is 60 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor dimensions just by going over a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S5 and A33.

Clearly, each of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The S5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S5 will offer you greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more modern S5 provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.