Panasonic FZ2500 vs Sony H20

Below is a extensive analysis of the Panasonic FZ2500 and Sony H20, former being a Large Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and H20 (10MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and H20 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The FZ2500 was manufactured 7 years later than the H20 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony H20 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a short overview of how the FZ2500 matches up versus the H20 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery & Sony H20 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ2500 enjoys external measurements of 138mm x 102mm x 135mm (5.4" x 4.0" x 5.3") accompanied by a weight of 915 grams (2.02 lbs) and the Sony H20 has proportions of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the FZ2500 vs the H20.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ2500 and H20 is 53 and 87 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by researching technical specs. The visual below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ2500 and H20.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FZ2500 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field easier and the Panasonic FZ2500 will render extra detail due to its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more modern FZ2500 should have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.