Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic S3

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FZ1000 vs Panasonic S3, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both created by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FZ1000 (20MP) and S3 (14MP) and the FZ1000 (1") and S3 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The FZ1000 was brought out 3 years later than the S3 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic S3 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the FZ1000 matches up versus the S3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery & Panasonic S3 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ1000 has external dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") and a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) while the Panasonic S3 has dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FZ1000 versus the S3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 and S3 is 55 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 and S3.

As you can see, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic FZ1000 will give more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.