Panasonic ZS45 vs Sony A7 III

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic ZS45 vs Sony A7 III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the ZS45 (16MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the ZS45 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) have different sensor measurements.

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The ZS45 was released 4 years prior to the A7 III and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a brief summary of how the ZS45 grades versus the A7 III in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS45 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS45 has exterior measurements of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) while the Sony A7 III has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the ZS45 vs the A7 III.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the ZS45 and A7 III is 91 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the ZS45 and A7 III.

Clearly, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ZS45 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A7 III will give more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older ZS45 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.