Panasonic ZS20 vs Sony A200

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic ZS20 and Sony A200, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the ZS20 (14MP) and A200 (10MP) and the ZS20 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The ZS20 was manufactured 3 years later than the A200 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS20 being a Compact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going into a in depth comparison, here is a quick summary of how the ZS20 scores versus the A200 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS20 Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS20 features outside dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 206 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Sony A200 has specifications of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") and a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

See the Panasonic ZS20 and Sony A200 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the ZS20 and the A200.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS20 and A200 is 92 and 66 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The visual underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS20 and A200.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZS20 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Panasonic ZS20 will show extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more recent ZS20 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.