Nikon B500 vs Panasonic FZ150

Lets look much closer at the Nikon B500 versus Panasonic FZ150, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by brands Nikon and Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the B500 (16MP) and FZ150 (12MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The B500 was announced 3 years later than the FZ150 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before going in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the B500 matches up against the FZ150 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Coolpix B500 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150. The whole galleries are available at Nikon B500 Gallery & Panasonic FZ150 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Nikon B500 has outside dimensions of 114mm x 78mm x 95mm (4.5" x 3.1" x 3.7") with a weight of 541 grams (1.19 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ150 has proportions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") having a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the B500 compared to the FZ150.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the B500 and FZ150 is 68 and 67 respectively.

In many cases, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The visual below will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the B500 and FZ150.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Nikon B500 to resolve extra detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger B500 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.