Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII vs. Nikon Z7 II
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Megapixels
44.30
45.70
Max. image resolution
8144 x 5424
8256 x 5504
Sensor
Sensor type
CMOS
CMOS
Sensor size
35.8 x 23.9 mm
35.9 x 23.9 mm
Sensor size comparison
Sensor size is generally a good indicator of the quality of the camera.
Sensors can vary greatly in size. As a general rule, the bigger the
sensor, the better the image quality.
Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.
Learn more about sensor sizes »
Actual sensor size
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Surface area:
| 855.62 mm² | vs | 858.01 mm² |
Difference: 2.39 mm² (0.3%)
Z7 II sensor is slightly bigger than Lumix DC-S1RII sensor (only 0.3% difference).
Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations.
There is a 5 year gap between Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII (2025) and Nikon Z7 II (2020).
All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.
Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.
The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.
Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered.
The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.
Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.
Relative pixel sizes:
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Pixel area difference: 0.43 µm² (2%)
A pixel on Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII sensor is approx. 2% bigger than a pixel on Nikon Z7 II.
Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one
square cm of the sensor.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.
To learn about the accuracy of these numbers,
click here.
Specs
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII
Nikon Z7 II
Total megapixels
45.90
46.89
Effective megapixels
44.30
45.70
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
Yes
Yes
ISO sensitivity
Auto, 80-51200 (extends to 40-102400)
Auto, 64-25600 (extends to 32-102400)
RAW
Manual focus
Normal focus range
Macro focus range
Focal length (35mm equiv.)
Aperture priority
Yes
Yes
Max. aperture
Metering
Multi, Center-weighted, Highlight-weighted, Spot
Multi, Center-weighted, Highlight-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Shutter priority
Yes
Yes
Min. shutter speed
60 sec
900 sec
Max. shutter speed
1/8000 sec
1/8000 sec
Built-in flash
External flash
Viewfinder
Electronic
Electronic
White balance presets
9
12
Screen size
3"
3.2"
Screen resolution
1,840,000 dots
2,100,000 dots
Video capture
Max. video resolution
8128x4288 (30p/24p)
3840x2160 (60p/30p/25p/24p)
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC, CFexpress Type B
SD/SDHC/SDXC, CFexpress Type B / XQD
USB
USB 3.2 (10 GBit/sec)
USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
HDMI
Wireless
GPS
Battery
Li-ion Battery Pack
EN-EL15c Li-ion battery
Weight
795 g
615 g
Dimensions
134.3 x 102.3 x 91.8 mm
134 x 100.5 x 69.5 mm
Year
2025
2020
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Diagonal
Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:
where w = sensor width and h = sensor height
| Diagonal = √ | w² + h² |
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII diagonal
w = 35.80 mm
h = 23.90 mm
h = 23.90 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 35.80² + 23.90² | = 43.04 mm |
Nikon Z7 II diagonal
w = 35.90 mm
h = 23.90 mm
h = 23.90 mm
| Diagonal = √ | 35.90² + 23.90² | = 43.13 mm |
Surface area
Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.
Lumix DC-S1RII sensor area
Width = 35.80 mm
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 35.80 × 23.90 = 855.62 mm²
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 35.80 × 23.90 = 855.62 mm²
Z7 II sensor area
Width = 35.90 mm
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 35.90 × 23.90 = 858.01 mm²
Height = 23.90 mm
Surface area = 35.90 × 23.90 = 858.01 mm²
Pixel pitch
Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the
next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:
| Pixel pitch = | sensor width in mm | × 1000 |
| sensor resolution width in pixels |
Lumix DC-S1RII pixel pitch
Sensor width = 35.80 mm
Sensor resolution width = 8151 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 8151 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 35.80 | × 1000 | = 4.39 µm |
| 8151 |
Z7 II pixel pitch
Sensor width = 35.90 mm
Sensor resolution width = 8280 pixels
Sensor resolution width = 8280 pixels
| Pixel pitch = | 35.90 | × 1000 | = 4.34 µm |
| 8280 |
Pixel area
The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
Pixel area = pixel pitch²
You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:
| Pixel area = | sensor surface area in mm² |
| effective megapixels |
Lumix DC-S1RII pixel area
Pixel pitch = 4.39 µm
Pixel area = 4.39² = 19.27 µm²
Pixel area = 4.39² = 19.27 µm²
Z7 II pixel area
Pixel pitch = 4.34 µm
Pixel area = 4.34² = 18.84 µm²
Pixel area = 4.34² = 18.84 µm²
Pixel density
Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:
One could also use this formula:
| Pixel density = ( | sensor resolution width in pixels | )² / 1000000 |
| sensor width in cm |
One could also use this formula:
| Pixel density = | effective megapixels × 1000000 | / 10000 |
| sensor surface area in mm² |
Lumix DC-S1RII pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 8151 pixels
Sensor width = 3.58 cm
Pixel density = (8151 / 3.58)² / 1000000 = 5.18 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.58 cm
Pixel density = (8151 / 3.58)² / 1000000 = 5.18 MP/cm²
Z7 II pixel density
Sensor resolution width = 8280 pixels
Sensor width = 3.59 cm
Pixel density = (8280 / 3.59)² / 1000000 = 5.32 MP/cm²
Sensor width = 3.59 cm
Pixel density = (8280 / 3.59)² / 1000000 = 5.32 MP/cm²
Sensor resolution
Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher
than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications.
Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula.
For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.
1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.
2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:
Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.
2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:
| (X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000 → |
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Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X
Lumix DC-S1RII sensor resolution
Sensor width = 35.80 mm
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 44.30
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 5434 × 1.5 = 8151
Resolution vertical: X = 5434
Sensor resolution = 8151 x 5434
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 44.30
| r = 35.80/23.90 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 5434
Sensor resolution = 8151 x 5434
Z7 II sensor resolution
Sensor width = 35.90 mm
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 45.70
Resolution horizontal: X × r = 5520 × 1.5 = 8280
Resolution vertical: X = 5520
Sensor resolution = 8280 x 5520
Sensor height = 23.90 mm
Effective megapixels = 45.70
| r = 35.90/23.90 = 1.5 |
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Resolution vertical: X = 5520
Sensor resolution = 8280 x 5520
Crop factor
Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal
of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.
| Crop factor = | 43.27 mm |
| sensor diagonal in mm |
Lumix DC-S1RII crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.04 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1.01 |
| 43.04 |
Z7 II crop factor
Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.13 mm
| Crop factor = | 43.27 | = 1 |
| 43.13 |
35 mm equivalent aperture
Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture
with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).
Lumix DC-S1RII equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Crop factor for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII is 1.01
Crop factor for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1RII is 1.01
Z7 II equivalent aperture
Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for
fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for
Nikon Z7 II, take the aperture of the lens
you're using and multiply it with crop factor.
Since crop factor for Nikon Z7 II is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
Since crop factor for Nikon Z7 II is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.
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