Nikon L610 vs Panasonic FZ200

Its time to look more in depth at the Nikon L610 and Panasonic FZ200, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the L610 (16MP) and FZ200 (12MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The L610 was manufactured about the same time to the FZ200 so they are of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Nikon L610 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a short view of how the L610 matches up versus the FZ200 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Coolpix L610 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon L610 Gallery & Panasonic FZ200 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon L610 comes with outside measurements of 108mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.7" x 1.3") having a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ200 has proportions of 125mm x 87mm x 110mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 4.3") with a weight of 588 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the L610 versus the FZ200.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the L610 and FZ200 is 90 and 65 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions simply by researching a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the L610 and FZ200.

As you can see, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can expect to see the Nikon L610 to provide you with greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively.