Panasonic FZ150 has a
12.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . On the other hand, Panasonic FZ2500 has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 m ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor.
Panasonic FZ2500's sensor provides 8MP more than Panasonic FZ150's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the FZ150 and FZ2500 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Panasonic FZ2500 has a 3.8x Larger sensor area than Panasonic FZ150. 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 FZ150 and Panasonic FZ2500 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that FZ2500 has a better overall score of 70, 30 points higher compared to FZ150's score of 40.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic FZ150 |
40 |
19.4 bits |
10.9 Evs |
132 ISO |
Panasonic FZ2500 |
70 |
23.0 bits |
12.6 Evs |
538 ISO |