Panasonic TS5 vs Sony T900

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic TS5 and Sony T900, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the TS5 (16MP) and T900 (12MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The TS5 was brought out 4 years later than the T900 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic TS5 being a Compact camera and the Sony T900 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple summation of how the TS5 scores vs the T900 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T900. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic TS5 Gallery & Sony T900 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic TS5 has exterior measurements of 110mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") and a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Sony T900 has measurements of 98mm x 58mm x 16mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.6") having a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the TS5 compared to the T900.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the TS5 and T900 is 91 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the TS5 and T900.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Panasonic TS5 to provide more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger TS5 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.