Panasonic ZS100 vs Sony W510

Below, we will be contrasting the Panasonic ZS100 and Sony W510, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the ZS100 (20MP) and W510 (12MP) and the ZS100 (1") and W510 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The ZS100 was unveiled 5 years later than the W510 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the ZS100 grades versus the W510 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS100 Gallery & Sony W510 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS100 comes with physical dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs) while the Sony W510 has sizing of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic ZS100 and Sony W510 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the ZS100 versus the W510.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS100 and W510 is 87 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The graphic below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS100 and W510.

As you can tell, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZS100 with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic ZS100 will provide you with extra detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The younger ZS100 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.