Panasonic FX75 vs Sony A99 II

Below, we are evaluating the Panasonic FX75 vs Sony A99 II, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the FX75 (14MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the FX75 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The FX75 was revealed 7 years earlier than the A99 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FX75 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short view of how the FX75 scores vs the A99 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FX75 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FX75 has got outside measurements of 103mm x 55mm x 23mm (4.1" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has proportions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the FX75 and the A99 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FX75 and A99 II is 94 and 57 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing a spec sheet. The picture underneath should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the FX75 and A99 II.

As you can see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FX75 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A99 II will render more detail because of its extra 28 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FX75 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.