Panasonic ZR3 vs Sony A99 II

Below is a complete comparison of the Panasonic ZR3 versus Sony A99 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the ZR3 (14MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the ZR3 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The ZR3 was released 7 years before the A99 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the ZR3 matches up versus the A99 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZR3 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZR3 offers outer measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the ZR3 vs the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZR3 and A99 II is 94 and 57 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specifications. The graphic here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the ZR3 and A99 II.

To sum up, each of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ZR3 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A99 II will give greater detail as a result of its extra 28 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older ZR3 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.