Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony S950

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Sony S950, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and S950 (10MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and S950 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor size.

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The FZ1000 II was brought out 10 years after the S950 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony S950 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the FZ1000 II scores versus the S950 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S950. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Sony S950 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you need to consider its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ1000 II has got outside dimensions of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") along with a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) and the Sony S950 has measurements of 93mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the FZ1000 II versus the S950.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ1000 II and S950 is 55 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor dimensions only by checking out specifications. The image below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ1000 II and S950.

Plainly, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FZ1000 II featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will show extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The fresher FZ1000 II is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.