Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is a compact camera launched on 01/05/2011.

Technically speaking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 ranks well below the category average, scoring 23 overall. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 weights 117 gr and spans 99 x 59 x 21 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 1, ranks among the worst 22% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 10, ranks among the worst 5% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 73, ranks among the worst 28% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 31, ranks among the worst 13% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 8, ranks 2% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 6, ranks 4% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 16, ranks 8% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 43, ranks 3% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 3% in its category. Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 713.02 CAD and 713.02 CAD, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.