Panasonic ZR3 vs Sony A68

The following is a complete assessment of the Panasonic ZR3 and Sony A68, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the ZR3 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the ZR3 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The ZR3 was released 6 years earlier than the A68 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZR3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the ZR3 scores versus the A68 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR3 and Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZR3 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZR3 enjoys outer dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the ZR3 versus the A68.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZR3 and A68 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specs. The pic here should give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZR3 and A68.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The ZR3 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A68 will result in extra detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged ZR3 will be behind in sensor technology.