Panasonic FS12 vs Panasonic TS30

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FS12 versus Panasonic TS30, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Waterproof and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FS12 (12MP) and TS30 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FS12 was brought out 6 years before the TS30 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FS12 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic TS30 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise overview of how the FS12 scores against the TS30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS30. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FS12 Gallery & Panasonic TS30 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS12 features outside dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Panasonic TS30 has sizing of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the FS12 against the TS30.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS12 and TS30 is 95 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FS12 and TS30.

Clearly, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Panasonic TS30 to give extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FS12 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.