Panasonic FX48 vs Sony WX350

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FX48 and Sony WX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the FX48 (12MP) and WX350 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FX48 was unveiled 6 years before the WX350 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the FX48 matches up vs the WX350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FX48 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FX48 has physical measurements of 95mm x 53mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Sony WX350 has measurements of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the FX48 against the WX350.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FX48 and WX350 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FX48 and WX350.

As you can see, both the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Sony WX350 to resolve greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FX48 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.