Panasonic ZS200 vs Sony A33

In this article, we will be comparing the Panasonic ZS200 and Sony A33, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and A33 (14MP) and the ZS200 (1") and A33 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The ZS200 was introduced 7 years later than the A33 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony A33 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the ZS200 matches up against the A33 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 & Sony SLT-A33. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS200 Gallery & Sony A33 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS200 provides outer dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Sony A33 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view size comparison of the ZS200 against the A33.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS200 and A33 is 86 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS200 and A33.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The ZS200 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic ZS200 will render more detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The fresher ZS200 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.