Panasonic ZS100 vs Sony W730

In this write-up, we will be evaluating the Panasonic ZS100 and Sony W730, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the ZS100 (20MP) and W730 (16MP) and the ZS100 (1") and W730 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The ZS100 was manufactured 3 years later than the W730 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the ZS100 matches up vs the W730 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS100 Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS100 enjoys external dimensions of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs) and the Sony W730 has measurements of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the ZS100 versus the W730.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the ZS100 and W730 is 87 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The visual here will offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS100 and W730.

All in all, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The ZS100 because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic ZS100 will deliver more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs far more aggressively. The more modern ZS100 provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.