Panasonic FZ70 vs Sony QX30

The following is a detailed comparison of the Panasonic FZ70 vs Sony QX30, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Lens-style by companies Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the FZ70 (16MP) and the QX30 (20MP) is relatively comparable and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FZ70 was brought out 13 months earlier than the QX30 which makes the cameras a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the FZ70 matches up versus the QX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FZ70 Gallery & Sony QX30 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ70 has got exterior measurements of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) while the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you choose at that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the FZ70 vs the QX30.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the FZ70 and QX30 is 63 and 91 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions just by going through technical specs. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FZ70 and QX30.

As you can tell, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony QX30 to produce extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FZ70 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.