Panasonic FX48 vs Sony W830

Below, we are looking at the Panasonic FX48 vs Sony W830, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the image resolutions of the FX48 (12MP) and W830 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FX48 was unveiled 6 years before the W830 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FX48 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FX48 scores vs the W830 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FX48 Gallery and Sony W830 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FX48 features physical dimensions of 95mm x 53mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony W830 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FX48 and the W830.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the FX48 and W830 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading through specifications. The visual below should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FX48 and W830.

To sum up, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Sony W830 to give more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older FX48 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.