Panasonic FZ1000 vs Sony WX1

The following is a extended comparison of the Panasonic FZ1000 versus Sony WX1, former is a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FZ1000 (20MP) and WX1 (10MP) and the FZ1000 (1") and WX1 (1/2.4") enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

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The FZ1000 was brought out 4 years after the WX1 which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony WX1 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FZ1000 scores vs the WX1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery & Sony WX1 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ1000 provides outer dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") having a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs) while the Sony WX1 has dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the FZ1000 and the WX1.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ1000 and WX1 is 55 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The pic underneath will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ1000 and WX1.

As you can tell, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FZ1000 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ1000 will give extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The more modern FZ1000 will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.