Panasonic XS1 vs Sony QX1

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic XS1 vs Sony QX1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the XS1 (16MP) and the QX1 (20MP) is pretty similar but the XS1 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) provide different sensor size.

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The XS1 was released 20 months prior to the QX1 which makes them a generation away from each other. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic XS1 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the XS1 scores vs the QX1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 & Sony Alpha QX1. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic XS1 Gallery & Sony QX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic XS1 offers outside dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 14mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.6") having a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs) while the Sony QX1 has specifications of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") along with a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the XS1 versus the QX1.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the XS1 and QX1 is 97 and 90 respectively.

Often, its hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes only by going over technical specs. The picture below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the XS1 and QX1.

As you can tell, the two cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The XS1 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony QX1 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged XS1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.