Panasonic S2 vs Sony A6300

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic S2 vs Sony A6300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the S2 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the S2 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The S2 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the A6300 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a short overview of how the S2 scores versus the A6300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-S2 and Sony Alpha a6300. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic S2 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic S2 offers external dimensions of 98mm x 57mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 112 grams (0.25 lbs) whilst the Sony A6300 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") with a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the S2 and the A6300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S2 and A6300 is 96 and 83 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The graphic underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S2 and A6300.

To sum up, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S2 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A6300 will give greater detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older S2 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.