Panasonic ZS15 vs Sony NEX-5T

Below, we are reviewing the Panasonic ZS15 versus Sony NEX-5T, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the ZS15 (12MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the ZS15 (1/2.3") and NEX-5T (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS15 was manufactured 14 months before the NEX-5T making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS15 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a short view of how the ZS15 scores vs the NEX-5T when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15 & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS15 Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you should consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS15 comes with external measurements of 105mm x 58mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 208 grams (0.46 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-5T has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the ZS15 against the NEX-5T.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS15 and NEX-5T is 92 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by viewing specs. The photograph here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS15 and NEX-5T.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZS15 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony NEX-5T will render greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older ZS15 will be behind in sensor technology.