Panasonic FS42 vs Panasonic FX700

Lets examine more in depth at the Panasonic FS42 vs Panasonic FX700, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and FX700 (14MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and FX700 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The FS42 was announced 15 months earlier than the FX700 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FX700 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FS42 scores against the FX700 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FS42 Gallery & Panasonic FX700 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS42 comes with outer dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Panasonic FX700 has sizing of 104mm x 56mm x 25mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FS42 compared to the FX700.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FS42 and FX700 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by researching technical specs. The visual below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FS42 and FX700.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS42 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic FX700 will result in greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos far more aggressively. The older FS42 will be behind in sensor technology.