Panasonic FP1 vs Panasonic FZ1000

Below is a comprehensive review of the Panasonic FP1 versus Panasonic FZ1000, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FP1 (12MP) and FZ1000 (20MP) and the FP1 (1/2.3") and FZ1000 (1") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The FP1 was brought out 5 years prior to the FZ1000 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FP1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the FP1 scores versus the FZ1000 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FP1 Gallery & Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP1 has outer dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") along with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ1000 has sizing of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") along with a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the FP1 compared to the FZ1000.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FP1 and FZ1000 is 95 and 55 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The photograph here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP1 and FZ1000.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FP1 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic FZ1000 will resolve extra detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older FP1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.