Panasonic FX90 vs Sony WX500

Below is a complete assessment of the Panasonic FX90 and Sony WX500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the FX90 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FX90 was brought out 4 years earlier than the WX500 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a full comparison, below is a quick view of how the FX90 scores against the WX500 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FX90 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FX90 enjoys physical dimensions of 102mm x 56mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the FX90 versus the WX500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FX90 and WX500 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FX90 and WX500.

As you can see, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony WX500 to resolve more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older FX90 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.