Panasonic ZS200 vs Sony W830

Below is a extended review of the Panasonic ZS200 versus Sony W830, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the ZS200 (20MP) and the W830 (20MP) is fairly comparable but the ZS200 (1") and W830 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS200 was unveiled 4 years later than the W830 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a brief summary of how the ZS200 scores versus the W830 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS200 has got outer measurements of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") and a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") along with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the ZS200 compared to the W830.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS200 and W830 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The photograph below may provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS200 and W830.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have got the exact same MP but not the same sensor measurements. The ZS200 provides the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler. The more modern ZS200 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.