Panasonic FS15 vs Sony W650

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FS15 and Sony W650, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a huge difference among the image resolutions of the FS15 (12MP) and W650 (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FS15 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the W650 which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FS15 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W650 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the FS15 matches up versus the W650 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FS15 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS15 has outer measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 136 grams (0.30 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic FS15 and Sony W650 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the FS15 vs the W650.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FS15 and W650 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to envision the difference in sensor dimensions just by looking through specifications. The picture underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FS15 and W650.

Plainly, both the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Sony W650 to render extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more aged FS15 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.