Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony W550

Below is a extensive comparison of the Panasonic FZ1000 II versus Sony W550, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and W550 (14MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and W550 (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ1000 II was announced 7 years later than the W550 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W550 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the FZ1000 II matches up vs the W550 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W550. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery and Sony W550 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ1000 II offers physical 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 W550 has specifications of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the FZ1000 II vs the W550.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ1000 II and W550 is 55 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The visual below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 II and W550.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ1000 II having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will render more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 II should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.