Both Panasonic FZ1000 and Sony H200 have 20.0 MP resolution sensors but Panasonic FZ1000's sensor is 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) and Sony H200's sensor is 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Panasonic FZ1000's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Sony H200.
Below you can see the FZ1000 and H200 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Panasonic FZ1000 and Sony H200 Cameras
As seen above, Panasonic FZ1000 has a 4.1x Larger sensor area than Sony H200. 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.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Panasonic FZ1000
or the
Sony H200 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(1″ versus 1/2.3-inch),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
