Fujifilm XP90 vs Panasonic FZ150

Its time to look closer at the Fujifilm XP90 vs Panasonic FZ150, former being a Waterproof while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm XP90 (16MP) and FZ150 (12MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm XP90 was manufactured 3 years later than the FZ150 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm XP90 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick summary of how the Fujifilm XP90 grades against the FZ150 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm XP90 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm XP90 Gallery & Panasonic FZ150 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm XP90 offers exterior dimensions of 110mm x 71mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 203 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ150 has dimensions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm XP90 against the FZ150.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm XP90 and FZ150 is 91 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by checking specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm XP90 and FZ150.

To sum up, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Fujifilm XP90 to resolve extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Fujifilm XP90 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.