Panasonic G1 vs Sony W830

Here is a extensive review of the Panasonic G1 versus Sony W830, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the G1 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the G1 (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The G1 was introduced 6 years before the W830 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic G1 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the G1 scores versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic G1 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic G1 enjoys external measurements of 124mm x 84mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 360 grams (0.79 lbs) whilst the Sony W830 has measurements 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 depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the G1 against the W830.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G1 and W830 is 82 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The visual here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the G1 and W830.

As you can plainly see, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The G1 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Sony W830 will provide greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images far more aggressively. The older G1 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.