Panasonic FZ1000 II vs Sony W730

Let's look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FZ1000 II versus Sony W730, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FZ1000 II (20MP) and W730 (16MP) and the FZ1000 II (1") and W730 (1/2.3") come with different sensor size.

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The FZ1000 II was manufactured 6 years after the W730 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W730 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FZ1000 II scores against the W730 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 II Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ1000 II enjoys external measurements of 136mm x 97mm x 132mm (5.4" x 3.8" x 5.2") along with a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) while the Sony W730 has sizing of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ1000 II against the W730.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FZ1000 II and W730 is 55 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading specs. The picture underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ1000 II and W730.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FZ1000 II featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Panasonic FZ1000 II will offer greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The newer FZ1000 II provides an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.