Panasonic FZ80 vs Pentax P80

Here is a thorough overview of the Panasonic FZ80 vs Pentax P80, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the FZ80 (18MP) and P80 (12MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FZ80 was launched 7 years later than the P80 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax P80 being a Compact camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FZ80 matches up versus the P80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80 & Pentax Optio P80. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FZ80 Gallery & Pentax P80 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FZ80 comes with outer dimensions of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs) whilst the Pentax P80 has proportions of 102mm x 59mm x 25mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the FZ80 vs the P80.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FZ80 and P80 is 63 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The visual below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FZ80 and P80.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Panasonic FZ80 to offer more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher FZ80 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.