Panasonic ZS30 vs Sony A7 III

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic ZS30 vs Sony A7 III, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the ZS30 (18MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the ZS30 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) come with different sensor sizes.

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The ZS30 was brought out 6 years prior to the A7 III which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the ZS30 matches up against the A7 III for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic ZS30 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic ZS30 offers outside dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony A7 III has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the ZS30 vs the A7 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the ZS30 and A7 III is 92 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions purely by seeing a spec sheet. The image here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS30 and A7 III.

Clearly, the 2 cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ZS30 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A7 III will produce extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more aged ZS30 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.