Panasonic L1 vs Samsung ST95

Let's look a little more closely at the Panasonic L1 vs Samsung ST95, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the L1 (7MP) and ST95 (16MP) and the L1 (Four Thirds) and ST95 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The L1 was launched 4 years earlier than the ST95 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Samsung ST95 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the L1 matches up against the ST95 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 and Samsung ST95. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic L1 Gallery and Samsung ST95 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic L1 has exterior measurements of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST95 has sizing of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the L1 versus the ST95.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L1 and ST95 is 65 and 99 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The photograph below may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the L1 and ST95.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The L1 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung ST95 will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older L1 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.