Panasonic ZS200 vs Sony A290

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic ZS200 vs Sony A290, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and A290 (14MP) and the ZS200 (1") and A290 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The ZS200 was announced 7 years later than the A290 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A290 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a full comparison, here is a short view of how the ZS200 matches up versus the A290 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A290. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery and Sony A290 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS200 features external dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Sony A290 has sizing of 128mm x 97mm x 86mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 3.4") along with a weight of 549 grams (1.21 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic ZS200 vs Sony A290 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the ZS200 compared to the A290.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS200 and A290 is 86 and 66 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the difference in sensor sizing only by going through technical specs. The visual underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS200 and A290.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The ZS200 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic ZS200 will show greater detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent ZS200 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.