Panasonic ZR3 vs Sony A6500

The following is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic ZR3 and Sony A6500, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the ZR3 (14MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the ZR3 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The ZR3 was brought out 7 years before the A6500 which is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the ZR3 matches up vs the A6500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3 and Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic ZR3 Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZR3 has got outside dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic ZR3 and Sony A6500 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the ZR3 against the A6500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZR3 and A6500 is 94 and 81 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through a spec sheet. The picture below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ZR3 and A6500.

Clearly, the two cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ZR3 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A6500 will produce greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged ZR3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.