Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony A560

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Sony A560, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and A560 (14MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and A560 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ1000 II was brought out 8 years later than the A560 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A560 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FZ1000 II grades versus the A560 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Sony Alpha DSLR-A560. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Sony A560 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ1000 II provides outer measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") having a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) whilst the Sony A560 has specifications of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 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 over all size comparison of the FZ1000 II and the A560.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ1000 II and A560 is 55 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ1000 II and A560.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 II due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will give you more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 II will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.