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Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500

Portability
70
Imaging
34
Features
37
Overall
35
Nikon Coolpix P90 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 front
Portability
53
Imaging
53
Features
81
Overall
64

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Key Specs

Nikon P90
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 64 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 26-624mm (F2.8-5.0) lens
  • 400g - 114 x 99 x 83mm
  • Released February 2009
  • Replaced the Nikon P80
Panasonic FZ2500
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • 24-480mm (F2.8-4.5) lens
  • 915g - 138 x 102 x 135mm
  • Introduced September 2016
  • Other Name is Lumix DMC-FZ2000
  • Older Model is Panasonic FZ1000
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Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Overview

Here is a in depth analysis of the Nikon P90 versus Panasonic FZ2500, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the P90 (12MP) and FZ2500 (20MP) and the P90 (1/2.3") and FZ2500 (1") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The P90 was manufactured 8 years prior to the FZ2500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the P90 grades vs the FZ2500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Nikon P90 over the Panasonic FZ2500

 P90 FZ2500 

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ2500 over the Nikon P90

 FZ2500 P90 
IntroducedSeptember 2016February 2009Fresher by 92 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1040k230kClearer screen (+810k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Nikon P90 and Panasonic FZ2500

 P90 FZ2500 
Manually focus Dial accurate focusing
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurements

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Nikon P90 provides physical measurements of 114mm x 99mm x 83mm (4.5" x 3.9" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ2500 has dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") having a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the P90 versus the FZ2500.

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the P90 and FZ2500 is 70 and 53 respectively.

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 top view buttons comparison

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out specifications. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the P90 and FZ2500.

Plainly, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The P90 because of its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh more difficult and the Panasonic FZ2500 will provide more detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older P90 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 sensor size comparison

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Screen and ViewFinder

Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Nikon P90 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FZ2500 as a Portrait photography camera
28
focusing manually
external flash not possible
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
71
focusing manually
megapixel count decent (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
includes face detection focus
supports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Nikon P90 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic FZ2500 as a Street photography camera
55
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Optical)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
70
screen can move to multiple angles
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
supports RAW files
comes with focus via touch
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Sports Comparison

Nikon P90 as a Sports photography camera
Panasonic FZ2500 as a Sports photography camera
37
long zoom range (26-624mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
69
long zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000s)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
includes tracking autofocus
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Nikon P90 Travel photography features
Panasonic FZ2500 Travel photography features
54
built-in flash
pretty wide (26mm)
very long reach (624mm)
low MP (12 megapixels)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
66
comes with focus via touch
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
really wide (24mm)
very long zoom (480mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Nikon P90 Landscape photography highlights
Panasonic FZ2500 Landscape photography highlights
42
focusing manually
pretty wide (26mm)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
65
focusing manually
really wide (24mm)
screen is a decent size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (1")
supports RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Nikon P90
Vlogging with Panasonic FZ2500
24
pretty wide (26mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not offer selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (640 x 480 resolution)
doesn't have external mic support
66
really wide (24mm)
screen is selfie friendly
touch screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focus
great video quality (4096 x 2160 pixels)
does have external mic jack
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Nikon P90 vs Panasonic FZ2500 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Nikon P90 and Panasonic FZ2500
 Nikon Coolpix P90Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
General Information
Brand Nikon Panasonic
Model Nikon Coolpix P90 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
Also called - Lumix DMC-FZ2000
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2009-02-03 2016-09-19
Body design SLR-like (bridge) SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip - Venus Engine
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4000 x 3000 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Highest enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW support
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 49
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 26-624mm (24.0x) 24-480mm (20.0x)
Largest aperture f/2.8-5.0 f/2.8-4.5
Macro focus distance 1cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.9 2.7
Screen
Range of screen Tilting Fully Articulated
Screen diagonal 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,360 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.74x
Features
Min shutter speed 30 seconds 60 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/4000 seconds
Max silent shutter speed - 1/16000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed - 12.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 13.20 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow, Off Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 4096 x 2060 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
Highest video resolution 640x480 4096x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 400g (0.88 pounds) 915g (2.02 pounds)
Physical dimensions 114 x 99 x 83mm (4.5" x 3.9" x 3.3") 138 x 102 x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 538
Other
Battery life - 350 photos
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery model EN-EL5 DMW-BLC12
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots One One
Pricing at release $700 $998