Panasonic FX580 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 2

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic FX580 versus Samsung Galaxy Camera 2, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FX580 (12MP) and Galaxy Camera 2 (16MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FX580 was released 6 years earlier than the Galaxy Camera 2 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FX580 scores versus the Galaxy Camera 2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FX580 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FX580 comes with external dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 has specifications of 133mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.2" x 2.8" x 0.7") and a weight of 283 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view size comparison of the FX580 compared to the Galaxy Camera 2.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FX580 and Galaxy Camera 2 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through specs. The picture here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the FX580 and Galaxy Camera 2.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You can anticipate the Samsung Galaxy Camera 2 to resolve more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged FX580 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.