Panasonic FZ35 vs Sony HX80

Below, we are matching up the Panasonic FZ35 and Sony HX80, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FZ35 (12MP) and HX80 (18MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FZ35 was announced 6 years before the HX80 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ35 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a short overview of how the FZ35 scores against the HX80 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX80. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FZ35 Gallery & Sony HX80 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ35 has outer dimensions of 118mm x 76mm x 89mm (4.6" x 3.0" x 3.5") having a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) whilst the Sony HX80 has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view size comparison of the FZ35 vs the HX80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FZ35 and HX80 is 72 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions simply by seeing specs. The image underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ35 and HX80.

All in all, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony HX80 to produce more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FZ35 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.