Panasonic TS25 vs Sony S980

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic TS25 versus Sony S980, former being a Waterproof while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the TS25 (16MP) and S980 (12MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The TS25 was announced 3 years later than the S980 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple view of how the TS25 grades versus the S980 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic TS25 Gallery & Sony S980 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic TS25 provides external measurements of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 144 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony S980 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the TS25 vs the S980.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the TS25 and S980 is 95 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The visual underneath might provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the TS25 and S980.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Panasonic TS25 to give more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer TS25 should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.