Panasonic FZ2500 vs Pentax WG-2 GPS

Let's examine more closely at the Panasonic FZ2500 and Pentax WG-2 GPS, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and WG-2 GPS (16MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and WG-2 GPS (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ2500 was unveiled 4 years later than the WG-2 GPS and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax WG-2 GPS being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FZ2500 scores versus the WG-2 GPS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 & Pentax Optio WG-2 GPS. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery & Pentax WG-2 GPS Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ2500 comes with physical dimensions of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") with a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs) while the Pentax WG-2 GPS has dimensions of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FZ2500 compared to the WG-2 GPS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ2500 and WG-2 GPS is 53 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ2500 and WG-2 GPS.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FZ2500 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FZ2500 will offer you greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher FZ2500 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.