Panasonic FS42 vs Sony WX350

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic FS42 versus Sony WX350, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the FS42 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the FS42 (1/2.5") and WX350 (1/2.3") possess different sensor size.

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The FS42 was revealed 5 years prior to the WX350 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the FS42 matches up versus the WX350 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FS42 Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FS42 features physical dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has sizing of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the FS42 compared to the WX350.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FS42 and WX350 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by checking out technical specs. The image below will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FS42 and WX350.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FS42 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony WX350 will show greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged FS42 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.