Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic FZ2500

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic FZ2500, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the FZ150 (12MP) and FZ2500 (20MP) and the FZ150 (1/2.3") and FZ2500 (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The FZ150 was launched 5 years earlier than the FZ2500 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the FZ150 scores versus the FZ2500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ150 has got outer measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") having a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ2500 has sizing of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") accompanied by a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the FZ150 against the FZ2500.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the FZ150 and FZ2500 is 67 and 53 respectively.

Generally, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes only by looking through specifications. The pic underneath may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ150 and FZ2500.

Plainly, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FZ150 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic FZ2500 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images more aggressively. The more aged FZ150 will be behind in sensor technology.