Panasonic FZ70 has a
16.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Samsung NX2000 has a
20.0MP APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Below you can see the FZ70 and NX2000 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Samsung NX2000 has a 13.1x Larger sensor area than Panasonic FZ70. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Panasonic FZ70 and Samsung NX2000 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that NX2000 has a better overall score of 75, 34 points higher compared to FZ70's score of 41.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic FZ70 |
41 |
19.4 bits |
10.8 Evs |
171 ISO |
Samsung NX2000 |
75 |
23.4 bits |
12.3 Evs |
908 ISO |