Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Pentax W80

Here is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Pentax W80, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and W80 (12MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and W80 (1/2.3") provide different sensor measurements.

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The FZ1000 II was unveiled 9 years later than the W80 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax W80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the FZ1000 II scores versus the W80 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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In case you're planning to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ1000 II provides outer measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") and a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) whilst the Pentax W80 has dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the FZ1000 II versus the W80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ1000 II and W80 is 55 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ1000 II and W80.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FZ1000 II with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will resolve more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop images way more aggressively. The more modern FZ1000 II should have an edge in sensor technology.