Canon SD1200 IS vs Panasonic FH5

Below is a comprehensive comparison of the Canon SD1200 IS and Panasonic FH5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the sensor resolutions of the SD1200 IS (10MP) and FH5 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SD1200 IS was announced 22 months earlier than the FH5 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SD1200 IS scores versus the FH5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon SD1200 IS provides exterior measurements of 86mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.4" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Panasonic FH5 has measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the SD1200 IS and the FH5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD1200 IS and FH5 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it is tough to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements purely by researching technical specs. The visual below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the SD1200 IS and FH5.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Panasonic FH5 to render more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older SD1200 IS will be behind with regard to sensor tech.