Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony W690

Below, we will be evaluating the Panasonic FZ1000 II and Sony W690, one is a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and W690 (16MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and W690 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ1000 II was released 7 years after the W690 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W690 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FZ1000 II scores versus the W690 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery and Sony W690 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ1000 II comes with outside measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) while the Sony W690 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the FZ1000 II vs the W690.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ1000 II and W690 is 55 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to see the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ1000 II and W690.

As you can see, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FZ1000 II featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 II is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.