Panasonic FZ28 vs Sony WX50

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic FZ28 and Sony WX50, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the FZ28 (10MP) and WX50 (16MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FZ28 was brought out 4 years prior to the WX50 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a short summary of how the FZ28 scores vs the WX50 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ28 Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FZ28 features outside dimensions of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") accompanied by a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs) whilst the Sony WX50 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FZ28 and Sony WX50 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FZ28 against the WX50.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ28 and WX50 is 72 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking specifications. The photograph underneath will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ28 and WX50.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX50 to give more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The older FZ28 is going to be behind in sensor tech.