Canon G11 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Canon G11 vs Panasonic FZ1000 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the G11 (10MP) and FZ1000 II (20MP) and the G11 (1/1.7") and FZ1000 II (1") have different sensor sizing.

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The G11 was manufactured 10 years before the FZ1000 II and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Canon G11 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the G11 grades against the FZ1000 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon G11 comes with external dimensions of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ1000 II has measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") having a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the G11 and the FZ1000 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G11 and FZ1000 II is 83 and 55 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The visual here should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the G11 and FZ1000 II.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G11 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will render extra detail due to its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older G11 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.