Panasonic ZR3 vs Sony A900

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic ZR3 and Sony A900, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the ZR3 (14MP) and A900 (25MP) and the ZR3 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The ZR3 was launched 16 months later than the A900 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the ZR3 matches up against the A900 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic ZR3 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZR3 has got external measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A900 has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") having a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic ZR3 and Sony A900 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the ZR3 compared to the A900.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZR3 and A900 is 94 and 54 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The visual underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZR3 and A900.

All in all, each of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZR3 featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A900 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 11 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more recent ZR3 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.