Panasonic FZ70 vs Sony A99 II

Here, we are reviewing the Panasonic FZ70 versus Sony A99 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the FZ70 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the FZ70 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FZ70 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the A99 II and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving into a full comparison, here is a short view of how the FZ70 matches up versus the A99 II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FZ70 offers physical dimensions of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has specifications of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FZ70 vs the A99 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FZ70 and A99 II is 63 and 57 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ70 and A99 II.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FZ70 with its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony A99 II will offer extra detail having an extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images way more aggressively. The older FZ70 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.