Panasonic ZS40 vs Sony A300

Its time to take a deeper look at the Panasonic ZS40 versus Sony A300, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the ZS40 (18MP) and A300 (10MP) and the ZS40 (1/2.3") and A300 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS40 was announced 6 years after the A300 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS40 being a Compact camera and the Sony A300 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the ZS40 scores vs the A300 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A300. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS40 Gallery and Sony A300 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS40 has got physical dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs) whilst the Sony A300 has dimensions of 131mm x 99mm x 75mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 632 grams (1.39 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic ZS40 versus Sony A300 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the ZS40 compared to the A300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS40 and A300 is 90 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes only by looking through technical specs. The pic here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS40 and A300.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The ZS40 having a smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic ZS40 will provide you with greater detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The newer ZS40 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.