Fujifilm F550 EXR vs Panasonic LX5

Let's look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm F550 EXR and Panasonic LX5, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm F550 EXR (16MP) and LX5 (10MP) and the Fujifilm F550 EXR (1/2") and LX5 (1/1.63") possess different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm F550 EXR was revealed 4 months before the LX5 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief view of how the Fujifilm F550 EXR scores against the LX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. The full galleries are available at Fujifilm F550 EXR Gallery and Panasonic LX5 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm F550 EXR comes with external dimensions of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Panasonic LX5 has sizing of 110mm x 65mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm F550 EXR and Panasonic LX5 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you choose at the time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm F550 EXR and the LX5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm F550 EXR and LX5 is 91 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The photograph below might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm F550 EXR and LX5.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm F550 EXR with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm F550 EXR will offer extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.