Panasonic FZ60 vs Sony A200

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic FZ60 and Sony A200, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the FZ60 (16MP) and A200 (10MP) and the FZ60 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ60 was manufactured 4 years after the A200 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FZ60 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summary of how the FZ60 matches up vs the A200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ60 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ60 Gallery and Sony A200 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FZ60 offers external dimensions of 120mm x 81mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") and a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs) while the Sony A200 has sizing of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") having a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FZ60 and Sony A200 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the FZ60 vs the A200.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FZ60 and A200 is 68 and 66 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the difference in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The picture underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FZ60 and A200.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FZ60 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh tougher and the Panasonic FZ60 will result in greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher FZ60 is going to have an edge in sensor innovation.