Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony A230

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic ZS60 vs Sony A230, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the ZS60 (18MP) and A230 (10MP) and the ZS60 (1/2.3") and A230 (APS-C) offer different sensor size.

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The ZS60 was unveiled 6 years after the A230 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS60 being a Compact camera and the Sony A230 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the ZS60 scores vs the A230 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A230. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic ZS60 Gallery & Sony A230 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic ZS60 offers outer dimensions of 112mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 282 grams (0.62 lbs) while the Sony A230 has specifications of 128mm x 97mm x 68mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.7") having a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the ZS60 vs the A230.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the ZS60 and A230 is 88 and 69 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS60 and A230.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The ZS60 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh trickier and the Panasonic ZS60 will give more detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The younger ZS60 should have an advantage in sensor technology.