Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Panasonic FX75

Below, we are contrasting the Panasonic FZ1000 II versus Panasonic FX75, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and FX75 (14MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and FX75 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The FZ1000 II was announced 8 years after the FX75 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a simple view of how the FZ1000 II matches up versus the FX75 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery and Panasonic FX75 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ1000 II offers exterior measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") along with a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FX75 has measurements of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the FZ1000 II versus the FX75.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 II and FX75 is 55 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizes purely by looking at a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ1000 II and FX75.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FZ1000 II with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will resolve greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The newer FZ1000 II will have a benefit in sensor tech.