Canon N100 vs Panasonic FZ2500

Below is a detailed overview of the Canon N100 and Panasonic FZ2500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and FZ2500 (20MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and FZ2500 (1") offer different sensor sizes.

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The N100 was manufactured 3 years earlier than the FZ2500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon N100 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the N100 scores against the FZ2500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot N100 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon N100 Gallery & Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon N100 offers physical measurements of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") along with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ2500 has proportions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") having a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the N100 against the FZ2500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the N100 and FZ2500 is 89 and 53 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specifications. The visual here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the N100 and FZ2500.

Plainly, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The N100 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic FZ2500 will show greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older N100 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.