Panasonic FP2 vs Panasonic LX10

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FP2 and Panasonic LX10, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are offered by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FP2 (14MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the FP2 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The FP2 was manufactured 7 years before the LX10 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP2 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FP2 matches up vs the LX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FP2 Gallery and Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP2 features outside dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 19mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Panasonic LX10 has sizing of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the FP2 versus the LX10.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FP2 and LX10 is 95 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes simply by going over a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP2 and LX10.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FP2 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Panasonic LX10 will offer more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged FP2 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.