Panasonic FP1 vs Sony WX80

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Panasonic FP1 and Sony WX80, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the FP1 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FP1 was announced 4 years prior to the WX80 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FP1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FP1 grades against the WX80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP1 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FP1 has got physical measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Sony WX80 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

See the Panasonic FP1 and Sony WX80 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are using during that time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the FP1 and the WX80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP1 and WX80 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by looking at specifications. The visual here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FP1 and WX80.

Plainly, each of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony WX80 to give you more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older FP1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.