Panasonic FP5 vs Sony QX30

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic FP5 and Sony QX30, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Lens-style by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FP5 (14MP) and QX30 (20MP) but they feature the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FP5 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the QX30 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FP5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a simple summation of how the FP5 grades vs the QX30 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FP5 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP5 has outer dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 141 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the FP5 compared to the QX30.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP5 and QX30 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FP5 and QX30.

As you have seen, both the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony QX30 to give you greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots far more aggressively. The older FP5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.