Panasonic FP1 vs Panasonic TS6

Here is a thorough review of the Panasonic FP1 and Panasonic TS6, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Waterproof and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FP1 (12MP) and TS6 (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FP1 was announced 6 years earlier than the TS6 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FP1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic TS6 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FP1 scores against the TS6 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS6. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP1 Gallery & Panasonic TS6 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP1 provides external dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Panasonic TS6 has proportions of 110mm x 67mm x 29mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") along with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FP1 versus the TS6.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP1 and TS6 is 95 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to see the difference between sensor sizing only by reviewing technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP1 and TS6.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic TS6 to offer you more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older FP1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.