Panasonic ZR1 vs Sony A6300

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic ZR1 vs Sony A6300, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the ZR1 (12MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the ZR1 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The ZR1 was announced 7 years prior to the A6300 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZR1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the ZR1 scores versus the A6300 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 and Sony Alpha a6300. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic ZR1 Gallery and Sony A6300 Gallery.

In case you're planning to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic ZR1 offers physical dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony A6300 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the ZR1 against the A6300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the ZR1 and A6300 is 94 and 83 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions just by going through specifications. The pic here will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZR1 and A6300.

To sum up, both cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The ZR1 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A6300 will produce greater detail with its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged ZR1 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.