Panasonic ZS200 vs Sony A300

Below, we are analyzing the Panasonic ZS200 versus Sony A300, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and A300 (10MP) and the ZS200 (1") and A300 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The ZS200 was brought out 10 years later than the A300 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the ZS200 grades vs the A300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery and Sony A300 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera, you'll need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS200 comes with outer 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 A300 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the ZS200 versus the A300.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the ZS200 and A300 is 86 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS200 and A300.

Clearly, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ZS200 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Panasonic ZS200 will give greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern ZS200 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.