Panasonic ZR1 vs Sony W380

Below is a detailed review of the Panasonic ZR1 versus Sony W380, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the ZR1 (12MP) and the W380 (14MP) is relatively comparable and they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The ZR1 was launched 5 months prior to the W380 and they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZR1 being a Compact camera and the Sony W380 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the ZR1 matches up against the W380 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W380. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic ZR1 Gallery & Sony W380 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZR1 has got physical measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 158 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony W380 has proportions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the ZR1 vs the W380.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the ZR1 and W380 is 94 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the ZR1 and W380.

As you have seen, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony W380 to produce extra detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.