Panasonic L1 vs Sony H300

Lets take a more detailed look at the Panasonic L1 and Sony H300, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the L1 (7MP) and H300 (20MP) and the L1 (Four Thirds) and H300 (1/2.3") have different sensor dimensions.

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The L1 was unveiled 7 years earlier than the H300 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony H300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summary of how the L1 matches up versus the H300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H300. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic L1 Gallery and Sony H300 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic L1 provides outer dimensions of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) whilst the Sony H300 has measurements of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") with a weight of 590 grams (1.30 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic L1 and Sony H300 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the L1 compared to the H300.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the L1 and H300 is 65 and 63 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the L1 and H300.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The L1 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony H300 will resolve greater detail having an extra 13 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older L1 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.