Panasonic ZS30 vs Sony A9 II

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic ZS30 and Sony A9 II, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the ZS30 (18MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the ZS30 (1/2.3") and A9 II (Full frame) come with different sensor size.

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The ZS30 was introduced 7 years before the A9 II which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic ZS30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a brief summary of how the ZS30 matches up vs the A9 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS30 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic ZS30 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

When you are intending to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS30 features external 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 A9 II has dimensions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") having a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic ZS30 and Sony A9 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the ZS30 and the A9 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS30 and A9 II is 92 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS30 and A9 II.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The ZS30 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony A9 II will resolve extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged ZS30 is going to be behind in sensor technology.