Panasonic FZ150 vs Panasonic GX850

Here, we will be evaluating the Panasonic FZ150 and Panasonic GX850, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and they are both produced by Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FZ150 (12MP) and GX850 (16MP) and the FZ150 (1/2.3") and GX850 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ150 was unveiled 5 years before the GX850 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ150 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic GX850 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FZ150 scores versus the GX850 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX850. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ150 Gallery & Panasonic GX850 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ150 enjoys outer dimensions of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") with a weight of 528 grams (1.16 lbs) while the Panasonic GX850 has sizing of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the FZ150 against the GX850.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ150 and GX850 is 67 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ150 and GX850.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ150 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic GX850 will give extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The older FZ150 is going to be behind in sensor technology.