Panasonic FZ28 vs Sony A37

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic FZ28 vs Sony A37, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FZ28 (10MP) and A37 (16MP) and the FZ28 (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The FZ28 was revealed 4 years earlier than the A37 and that is a fairly serious difference 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 Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FZ28 grades against the A37 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 & Sony SLT-A37. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ28 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ28 features outside measurements of 118mm x 75mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") having a weight of 417 grams (0.92 lbs) and the Sony A37 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the FZ28 compared to the A37.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ28 and A37 is 72 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FZ28 and A37.

As you can tell, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ28 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A37 will render extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older FZ28 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.