Panasonic FP8 vs Sony WX70

Below is a extensive overview of the Panasonic FP8 vs Sony WX70, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FP8 was unveiled 3 years before the WX70 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX70 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a simple view of how the FP8 grades vs the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP8 Gallery & Sony WX70 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FP8 offers outside measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony WX70 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. Below is a front view scale comparison of the FP8 vs the WX70.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FP8 and WX70 is 95 and 97 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The graphic underneath will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FP8 and WX70.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX70 to produce greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics way more aggressively. The older FP8 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.