Panasonic FZ2500 vs Panasonic TS2

Let's examine more in depth at the Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic TS2, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Waterproof and both are built by Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and TS2 (14MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and TS2 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ2500 was announced 6 years later than the TS2 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic TS2 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick overview of how the FZ2500 scores vs the TS2 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery and Panasonic TS2 Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ2500 comes with external dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") accompanied by a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs) while the Panasonic TS2 has dimensions of 99mm x 63mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.5" x 0.9") along with a weight of 188 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ2500 against the TS2.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FZ2500 and TS2 is 53 and 93 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by seeing specs. The visual below will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ2500 and TS2.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FZ2500 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ2500 will show greater detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The more modern FZ2500 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.