Panasonic FZ35 vs Samsung WB350F

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FZ35 vs Samsung WB350F, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the FZ35 (12MP) and WB350F (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FZ35 was revealed 4 years earlier than the WB350F and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ35 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Samsung WB350F being a Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the FZ35 grades versus the WB350F in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 and Samsung WB350F. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FZ35 Gallery and Samsung WB350F Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ35 has got outside dimensions of 118mm x 76mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") having a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Samsung WB350F has specifications of 114mm x 65mm x 25mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 1.0") with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FZ35 vs Samsung WB350F in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FZ35 versus the WB350F.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FZ35 and WB350F is 72 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ35 and WB350F.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Samsung WB350F to give extra detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FZ35 is going to be behind in sensor tech.