Panasonic ZS3 vs Sony HX200V

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic ZS3 vs Sony HX200V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the ZS3 (10MP) and HX200V (18MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The ZS3 was released 4 years earlier than the HX200V and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS3 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX200V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the ZS3 grades against the HX200V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic ZS3 Gallery & Sony HX200V Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic ZS3 provides outer measurements of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs) and the Sony HX200V has measurements of 122mm x 87mm x 93mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 3.7") and a weight of 583 grams (1.29 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the ZS3 compared to the HX200V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS3 and HX200V is 91 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing just by going over specifications. The visual underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS3 and HX200V.

To sum up, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony HX200V to offer more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The older ZS3 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.