Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Pentax WG-1 GPS

Below is a thorough overview of the Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Pentax WG-1 GPS, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and WG-1 GPS (14MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and WG-1 GPS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ1000 II was brought out 7 years later than the WG-1 GPS and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax WG-1 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the FZ1000 II matches up against the WG-1 GPS when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Pentax WG-1 GPS Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ1000 II enjoys external 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 WG-1 GPS has dimensions of 116mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.6" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the FZ1000 II vs the WG-1 GPS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ1000 II and WG-1 GPS is 55 and 93 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to envision the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The graphic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ1000 II and WG-1 GPS.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 II due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will provide extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 II is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.