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Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40

Portability
53
Imaging
53
Features
81
Overall
64
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 front
Portability
68
Imaging
37
Features
40
Overall
38

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Key Specs

Panasonic FZ2500
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 4096 x 2160 video
  • 24-480mm (F2.8-4.5) lens
  • 915g - 138 x 102 x 135mm
  • Launched September 2016
  • Alternative Name is Lumix DMC-FZ2000
  • Superseded the Panasonic FZ1000
Panasonic FZ40
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-600mm (F2.8-5.2) lens
  • 494g - 120 x 80 x 92mm
  • Launched July 2010
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-FZ45
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Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Overview

Let's examine more closely at the Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and FZ40 (14MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and FZ40 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor size.

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The FZ2500 was launched 6 years later than the FZ40 and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FZ2500 scores vs the FZ40 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ2500 over the Panasonic FZ40

 FZ2500 FZ40 
LaunchedSeptember 2016July 2010More recent by 76 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1040k230kCrisper screen (+810k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Panasonic FZ40 over the Panasonic FZ2500

 FZ40 FZ2500 

Common features in the Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic FZ40

 FZ2500 FZ40 
Focus manually Dial exact focusing
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen size

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ2500 has outer dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") having a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ40 has sizing of 120mm x 80mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6") along with a weight of 494 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FZ2500 vs the FZ40.

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FZ2500 and FZ40 is 53 and 68 respectively.

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Sensor Comparison

Generally, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ2500 and FZ40.

All in all, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ2500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic FZ2500 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more recent FZ2500 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 Portrait photography details
Panasonic FZ40 Portrait photography details
71
focusing manually
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
includes face detection focusing
supports RAW formats
46
you can focus manually
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
exports RAW formats
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 as a Street photography camera
Panasonic FZ40 as a Street photography camera
70
fully articulated screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
offers touch to focus
51
image stabilization (Optical)
exports RAW formats
no moving screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
more heavy than competition (494 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 Sports photography details
Panasonic FZ40 Sports photography details
69
long zoom range (24-480mm 20.0 x zoom)
silent mode (1/16,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
includes tracking autofocus
lack of phase detect AF
43
incredible zoom range (25-600mm 24.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
low fps (2.0 frames/s)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 as a Travel photography camera
Panasonic FZ40 as a Travel photography camera
66
offers touch to focus
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
has built in flash
selfie friendly display
reasonably wide (24mm)
long reach (480mm)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
54
MP count decent (14MP)
has built in flash
pretty wide (25mm)
very long reach (600mm)
missing Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition (494g)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 Landscape photography details
Panasonic FZ40 Landscape photography details
65
focusing manually
reasonably wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
nice sensor size (1")
supports RAW formats
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
51
you can focus manually
pretty wide (25mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (14MP)
exports RAW formats
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FZ2500 Vlogging features
Panasonic FZ40 Vlogging features
66
reasonably wide (24mm)
selfie friendly display
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focusing
video resolution high (4096 x 2160 pixels)
includes external mic support
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
23
pretty wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
doesn't have selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external microphone port
more heavy than competition (494 grams)
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Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic FZ40 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic FZ40
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40
Also called as Lumix DMC-FZ2000 Lumix DMC-FZ45
Category Large Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2016-09-19 2010-07-21
Body design SLR-like (bridge) SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip Venus Engine Venus Engine HD II
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 116.2mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 14 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4320 x 3240
Max native ISO 12800 6400
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Minimum native ISO 125 80
RAW pictures
Minimum boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 49 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-480mm (20.0x) 25-600mm (24.0x)
Highest aperture f/2.8-4.5 f/2.8-5.2
Macro focusing range 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 2.7 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 1,040 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 2,360 thousand dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.74x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 seconds 60 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Highest silent shutter speed 1/16000 seconds -
Continuous shooting speed 12.0 frames/s 2.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 13.20 m (at Auto ISO) 9.50 m
Flash modes Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 4096 x 2060 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 4096x2160 1280x720
Video file format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD Lite
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 915g (2.02 pounds) 494g (1.09 pounds)
Dimensions 138 x 102 x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") 120 x 80 x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating 70 not tested
DXO Color Depth rating 23.0 not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating 12.6 not tested
DXO Low light rating 538 not tested
Other
Battery life 350 photos -
Type of battery Battery Pack -
Battery ID DMW-BLC12 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec (3 pictures))
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots One One
Pricing at launch $998 $420