Panasonic FP1 vs Sony ZV-1

Following is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic FP1 vs Sony ZV-1, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the FP1 (12MP) and ZV-1 (20MP) and the FP1 (1/2.3") and ZV-1 (1") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The FP1 was launched 11 years before the ZV-1 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP1 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony ZV-1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FP1 matches up against the ZV-1 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 and Sony ZV-1. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP1 Gallery and Sony ZV-1 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FP1 provides physical dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony ZV-1 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 44mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.7") having a weight of 294 grams (0.65 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the FP1 and the ZV-1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the FP1 and ZV-1 is 95 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes simply by checking out a spec sheet. The picture below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FP1 and ZV-1.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FP1 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony ZV-1 will provide more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FP1 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.