Panasonic FS12 vs Sony W650

Lets look closer at the Panasonic FS12 vs Sony W650, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a huge difference among the sensor resolutions of the FS12 (12MP) and W650 (16MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FS12 was introduced 3 years before the W650 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FS12 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the FS12 scores vs the W650 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FS12 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS12 comes with outside dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony W650 has sizing of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FS12 vs Sony W650 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the FS12 against the W650.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FS12 and W650 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The visual below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FS12 and W650.

Plainly, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Sony W650 to provide you with extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots way more aggressively. The older FS12 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.