Panasonic FP8 vs Panasonic ZS100

Below is a comprehensive review of the Panasonic FP8 and Panasonic ZS100, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and ZS100 (20MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and ZS100 (1") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The FP8 was brought out 7 years earlier than the ZS100 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the FP8 matches up against the ZS100 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FP8 Gallery and Panasonic ZS100 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP8 offers outside dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS100 has sizing of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") and a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FP8 and Panasonic ZS100 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the FP8 versus the ZS100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP8 and ZS100 is 95 and 87 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The visual underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP8 and ZS100.

As you have seen, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FP8 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic ZS100 will deliver greater detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older FP8 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.