Panasonic ZS10 vs Sony A300

Its time to examine more in depth at the Panasonic ZS10 versus Sony A300, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the ZS10 (14MP) and A300 (10MP) and the ZS10 (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The ZS10 was released 3 years after the A300 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the ZS10 scores against the A300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS10 Gallery & Sony A300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS10 has outside measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") and a weight of 219 grams (0.48 lbs) while the Sony A300 has proportions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the ZS10 vs the A300.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS10 and A300 is 91 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by looking through specs. The image underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS10 and A300.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The ZS10 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic ZS10 will render extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more recent ZS10 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.