Panasonic FZ20 vs FZ5 comparison

		Panasonic FZ20	Panasonic FZ5

	Overview, Reviews	Overview, Reviews
What people say	FZ20 vs new FZ5 [Archive] There's some pretty good improvements on the FZ5, better battery life, larger LCD than the FZ3 and FZ4 (still smaller than the FZ20 but the camera is a whole lot smaller too!!!... I don't know the FZ20, but I don't see any reason why the FZ5 would be less noisy than the FZ20.... dcresource.com FZ5 vs FZ20 vs dSLR So why is the FZ20 larger than the FZ5, I mean what does the extra size buy you?... The FZ20 feels more substantial than the FZ5 because of the weight and build quality.... stevesforums.com FZ20 vs new FZ5 This means the Lumix FZ20 lets you do much more with that beautiful big zoom lens than the FZ5 and for that matter the Z5, which is worse in this respect.... Does anyone disagree that the picture of Mickey taken by Jeff with the FZ5 looks better than the one taken with the FZ20?... dcresource.com FZ20 vs FZ5 advice The FZ5 has slower lens at telephoto, more limited picture adjustments in menu, no manual focus, no ED lens, shorter flash range, smaller and lighter than the FZ20.... I'm sure the FZ20 is a great camera, but for me the compactness of the FZ5, coupled with the F2.... forums.dpreview.com FZ20 vs new FZ5 There's some pretty good improvements on the FZ5, better battery life, larger LCD than the FZ3 and FZ4 (still smaller than the FZ20 but the camera is a whole lot smaller too!!!... I like the zoom ring on the FZ20 but the smaller size of the FZ5 is appealing.... dcresource.com FZ20 vs new FZ5 There's some pretty good improvements on the FZ5, better battery life, larger LCD than the FZ3 and FZ4 (still smaller than the FZ20 but the camera is a whole lot smaller too!!!... I like the zoom ring on the FZ20 but the smaller size of the FZ5 is appealing.... dcresource.com FZ5 vs FZ20 Some of the main differences are that the FZ5 is considerably smaller than the FZ20.... The FZ20 also has manual focusing and a hot shoe which the FZ5 does not have.... stevesforums.com FZ20 vs new FZ5 It forgets about anything on the FZ5 that is new or better than the FZ20.... Of what is in the FZ20 and not in the FZ5, what I would miss the most is the flash hot shoe.... dcresource.com FZ20 vs new FZ5 It forgets about anything on the FZ5 that is new or better than the FZ20.... Of what is in the FZ20 and not in the FZ5, what I would miss the most is the flash hot shoe.... dcresource.com FZ5 vs FZ20 [Archive] I grew up with an SLR, and these cameras are actually slightly smaller (FZ20 and FZ15), but they weigh a lot less.... As I use my FZ15 (similar to a FZ20, just 4 MP) the manual focus is becoming a blessing.... dcresource.com Add to: Digg del.icio.us Reddit Google
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How they stack up
	FEATURE
	Effective pixels	5.0 million	4.9 million
	Weight (inc. batteries)	556 g (19.6 oz)	326 g (11.5 oz)
	Dimensions	87 x 128 x 106 mm (3.4 x 5 x 4.2 in)	108 x 68 x 85 mm (4.3 x 2.7 x 3.3 in)
	Aperture range	F2.8 - F8.0	F2.8 - F3.3 / ??
	Movie Clips	Yes, 320 x 240, 10 fps or 30 fps, with audio, unlimited	Yes, 320 x 240, 30/10 fps, unlimited
	Both have:	up to 400 ISO rating, 1/2.5 " sensor size, 36 mm - 432 mm (12 x) zoom, lens image stabilization, aperture priority, shutter priority, electronic viewfinder, SD/MMC card storage types

Panasonic FZ20

Panasonic FZ5

What people say

FZ20 vs new FZ5 [Archive]
There's some pretty good improvements on the FZ5, better battery life, larger LCD than the FZ3 and FZ4 (still smaller than the FZ20 but the camera is a whole lot smaller too!!!... I don't know the FZ20, but I don't see any reason why the FZ5 would be less noisy than the FZ20....
dcresource.com

FZ5 vs FZ20 vs dSLR
So why is the FZ20 larger than the FZ5, I mean what does the extra size buy you?... The FZ20 feels more substantial than the FZ5 because of the weight and build quality....
stevesforums.com

FZ20 vs new FZ5
This means the Lumix FZ20 lets you do much more with that beautiful big zoom lens than the FZ5 and for that matter the Z5, which is worse in this respect.... Does anyone disagree that the picture of Mickey taken by Jeff with the FZ5 looks better than the one taken with the FZ20?...
dcresource.com

FZ20 vs FZ5 advice
The FZ5 has slower lens at telephoto, more limited picture adjustments in menu, no manual focus, no ED lens, shorter flash range, smaller and lighter than the FZ20.... I'm sure the FZ20 is a great camera, but for me the compactness of the FZ5, coupled with the F2....
forums.dpreview.com

FZ20 vs new FZ5
There's some pretty good improvements on the FZ5, better battery life, larger LCD than the FZ3 and FZ4 (still smaller than the FZ20 but the camera is a whole lot smaller too!!!... I like the zoom ring on the FZ20 but the smaller size of the FZ5 is appealing....
dcresource.com

FZ5 vs FZ20
Some of the main differences are that the FZ5 is considerably smaller than the FZ20.... The FZ20 also has manual focusing and a hot shoe which the FZ5 does not have....
stevesforums.com

FZ20 vs new FZ5
It forgets about anything on the FZ5 that is new or better than the FZ20.... Of what is in the FZ20 and not in the FZ5, what I would miss the most is the flash hot shoe....
dcresource.com

FZ5 vs FZ20 [Archive]
I grew up with an SLR, and these cameras are actually slightly smaller (FZ20 and FZ15), but they weigh a lot less.... As I use my FZ15 (similar to a FZ20, just 4 MP) the manual focus is becoming a blessing....
dcresource.com

Add to: Digg del.icio.us Reddit Google

Discuss here

How they stack up

FEATURE

Effective pixels

5.0 million

4.9 million

Weight (inc. batteries)

556 g (19.6 oz)

326 g (11.5 oz)

Dimensions

87 x 128 x 106 mm (3.4 x 5 x 4.2 in)

108 x 68 x 85 mm (4.3 x 2.7 x 3.3 in)

Aperture range

F2.8 - F8.0

F2.8 - F3.3 / ??

Movie Clips

Yes, 320 x 240, 10 fps or 30 fps, with audio, unlimited

Yes, 320 x 240, 30/10 fps, unlimited

Both have:

up to 400 ISO rating, 1/2.5 " sensor size, 36 mm - 432 mm (12 x) zoom, lens image stabilization, aperture priority, shutter priority, electronic viewfinder, SD/MMC card storage types