Panasonic F5 vs Sony A65

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic F5 versus Sony A65, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the F5 (14MP) and A65 (24MP) and the F5 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The F5 was unveiled 14 months later than the A65 which makes them a generation apart from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the F5 scores against the A65 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 & Sony SLT-A65. The full galleries are available at Panasonic F5 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic F5 features physical dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A65 has sizing of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the F5 compared to the A65.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the F5 and A65 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the F5 and A65.

As you have seen, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The F5 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A65 will show more detail having an extra 10MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The fresher F5 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.