Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FX75

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FX75, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by Panasonic. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and FX75 (14MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and FX75 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The S5 was brought out 10 years after the FX75 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera.

Before getting through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the S5 grades versus the FX75 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic S5 Gallery and Panasonic FX75 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic S5 enjoys external dimensions of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) and the Panasonic FX75 has specifications of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs).

Check the Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FX75 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the S5 compared to the FX75.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S5 and FX75 is 60 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes only by looking at specs. The pic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the S5 and FX75.

All in all, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S5 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic S5 will give more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher S5 should have an edge in sensor tech.