Panasonic FZ28 vs Panasonic FZ60

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FZ28 versus Panasonic FZ60, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and both are designed by Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the FZ28 (10MP) and FZ60 (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FZ28 was brought out 4 years before the FZ60 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FZ28 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ60 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FZ28 matches up vs the FZ60 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ60. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ28 Gallery and Panasonic FZ60 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ28 has got external dimensions of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") with a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ60 has proportions of 120mm x 81mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the FZ28 compared to the FZ60.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ28 and FZ60 is 72 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The visual below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ28 and FZ60.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same MP. You should anticipate the Panasonic FZ60 to provide greater detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older FZ28 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.