Canon S95 vs Panasonic FZ28

Below is a thorough analysis of the Canon S95 vs Panasonic FZ28, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Panasonic. The resolution of the S95 (10MP) and the FZ28 (10MP) is pretty close but the S95 (1/1.7") and FZ28 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The S95 was released 23 months later than the FZ28 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the S95 matches up versus the FZ28 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S95 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon S95 Gallery & Panasonic FZ28 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon S95 offers outer measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ28 has proportions of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") along with a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the S95 compared to the FZ28.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S95 and FZ28 is 93 and 72 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S95 and FZ28.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The S95 offers the bigger sensor which is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler. The more recent S95 is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.