Panasonic ZS1 vs Sony QX100

Below, we will be matching up the Panasonic ZS1 vs Sony QX100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the ZS1 (10MP) and QX100 (20MP) and the ZS1 (1/2.5") and QX100 (1") use totally different sensor size.

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The ZS1 was released 5 years earlier than the QX100 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS1 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX100 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the ZS1 matches up against the QX100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX100. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS1 Gallery & Sony QX100 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS1 enjoys outer measurements of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony QX100 has proportions of 63mm x 63mm x 56mm (2.5" x 2.5" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 179 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the ZS1 versus the QX100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS1 and QX100 is 91 and 92 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through specs. The visual here may give you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS1 and QX100.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The ZS1 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony QX100 will render more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The older ZS1 will be behind in sensor technology.