Panasonic FZ2500 vs Sony H90

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FZ2500 and Sony H90, one being a Large Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the FZ2500 (20MP) and H90 (16MP) and the FZ2500 (1") and H90 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The FZ2500 was unveiled 4 years later than the H90 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FZ2500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony H90 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the FZ2500 matches up against the H90 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ2500 Gallery and Sony H90 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ2500 provides outside 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 H90 has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the FZ2500 compared to the H90.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FZ2500 and H90 is 53 and 91 respectively.

In many cases, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing just by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ2500 and H90.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FZ2500 using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Panasonic FZ2500 will offer you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots more aggressively. The newer FZ2500 should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.