Panasonic FP8 vs Panasonic GX8

The following is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic FP8 versus Panasonic GX8, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both sold by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and GX8 (20MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and GX8 (Four Thirds) enjoy different sensor size.

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The FP8 was unveiled 7 years before the GX8 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the FP8 matches up vs the GX8 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FP8 Gallery & Panasonic GX8 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP8 provides external dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Panasonic GX8 has proportions of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") having a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the FP8 and the GX8.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FP8 and GX8 is 95 and 74 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading a spec sheet. The picture below should provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP8 and GX8.

Clearly, each of these cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FP8 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic GX8 will deliver greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The more aged FP8 is going to be behind in sensor tech.