Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony A100

The following is a in-depth review of the Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony A100, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and A100 (10MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and A100 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ1000 II was revealed 12 years after the A100 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the FZ1000 II scores versus the A100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II and Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery and Sony A100 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ1000 II has got external dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") and a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) and the Sony A100 has specifications of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony A100 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the FZ1000 II and the A100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ1000 II and A100 is 55 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 II and A100.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FZ1000 II using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will resolve more detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.