Panasonic ZS45 vs Sony A65

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic ZS45 and Sony A65, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the ZS45 (16MP) and A65 (24MP) and the ZS45 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The ZS45 was launched 3 years after the A65 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic ZS45 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the ZS45 scores versus the A65 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 and Sony SLT-A65. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic ZS45 Gallery and Sony A65 Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic ZS45 provides outer dimensions of 108mm x 60mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 249 grams (0.55 lbs) and the Sony A65 has proportions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") having a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic ZS45 and Sony A65 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the ZS45 vs the A65.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the ZS45 and A65 is 91 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing technical specs. The pic underneath might offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the ZS45 and A65.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The ZS45 because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A65 will offer greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent ZS45 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.