Panasonic FZ2500 has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 m ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine processor. On the other hand, Panasonic FZ200 has a
12.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Venus Engine VII FHD processor.
Panasonic FZ2500's sensor provides 8MP more than Panasonic FZ200'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 FZ2500 and FZ200 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Panasonic FZ2500 has a 3.8x Larger sensor area than Panasonic FZ200. 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
Both Panasonic FZ2500 and Panasonic FZ200 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark 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. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, FZ2500 has scored 70, 33 points higher than FZ200.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Panasonic FZ2500 |
70 |
23.0 bits |
12.6 Evs |
538 ISO |
Panasonic FZ200 |
37 |
19.1 bits |
10.8 Evs |
114 ISO |