Panasonic FP8 vs Sony A68

Below, we will be looking at the Panasonic FP8 and Sony A68, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and A68 (24MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The FP8 was unveiled 7 years earlier than the A68 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the FP8 scores vs the A68 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 and Sony SLT-A68. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP8 Gallery and Sony A68 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP8 comes with physical dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") and a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Sony A68 has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the FP8 against the A68.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FP8 and A68 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by going through technical specs. The graphic below will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP8 and A68.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FP8 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony A68 will produce more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FP8 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.