Nikon D50 vs Panasonic FZ40

Lets look a little more closely at the Nikon D50 and Panasonic FZ40, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the D50 (6MP) and FZ40 (14MP) and the D50 (APS-C) and FZ40 (1/2.3") provide different sensor dimensions.

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The D50 was launched 6 years earlier than the FZ40 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Nikon D50 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the D50 matches up vs the FZ40 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Nikon D50 features outside measurements of 133mm x 102mm x 76mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.0") with a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ40 has sizing of 120mm x 80mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6") with a weight of 494 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the D50 versus the FZ40.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the D50 and FZ40 is 64 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The visual underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the D50 and FZ40.

All in all, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D50 due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ40 will deliver extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older D50 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.