Panasonic F5 vs Sony A99

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic F5 vs Sony A99, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the F5 (14MP) and A99 (24MP) and the F5 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) have different sensor size.

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The F5 was launched very close to the A99 which means that they are of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic F5 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a short introduction of how the F5 scores against the A99 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-F5 & Sony SLT-A99. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic F5 Gallery & Sony A99 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera often, you have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic F5 enjoys outer dimensions of 97mm x 58mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony A99 has dimensions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") and a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the F5 against the A99.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the F5 and A99 is 96 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The pic below might give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the F5 and A99.

All in all, the two cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The F5 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more challenging and the Sony A99 will render more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively.