Panasonic FZ1000 vs Pentax P80

Here, we will be evaluating the Panasonic FZ1000 and Pentax P80, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Panasonic and Pentax. There is a considerable difference among the resolutions of the FZ1000 (20MP) and P80 (12MP) and the FZ1000 (1") and P80 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The FZ1000 was manufactured 4 years after the P80 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FZ1000 grades against the P80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 & Pentax Optio P80. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery & Pentax P80 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FZ1000 provides external dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") having a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) whilst the Pentax P80 has measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the FZ1000 and the P80.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FZ1000 and P80 is 55 and 95 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ1000 and P80.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FZ1000 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 will result in more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots way more aggressively. The younger FZ1000 provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.