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Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1

Portability
80
Imaging
46
Features
33
Overall
40
Canon PowerShot SX410 IS front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
17
Overall
27

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Key Specs

Canon SX410 IS
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-960mm (F3.5-5.6) lens
  • 325g - 104 x 69 x 85mm
  • Introduced February 2015
Panasonic FH1
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-140mm (F2.8-6.9) lens
  • 163g - 98 x 55 x 23mm
  • Revealed January 2010
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-FS10
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Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Overview

Below is a comprehensive review of the Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the SX410 IS (20MP) and FH1 (12MP) but they feature the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

Photography Glossary

The SX410 IS was announced 5 years later than the FH1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the SX410 IS scores versus the FH1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX410 IS over the Panasonic FH1

 SX410 IS FH1 
RevealedFebruary 2015January 2010More recent by 62 months
Manually focus More exact focus
Screen sizing3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")

Reasons to pick Panasonic FH1 over the Canon SX410 IS

 FH1 SX410 IS 

Common features in the Canon SX410 IS and Panasonic FH1

 SX410 IS FH1 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen resolution230k230kSame screen resolution
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch screen Neither features Touch screen

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon SX410 IS enjoys external dimensions of 104mm x 69mm x 85mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.3") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) while the Panasonic FH1 has measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the SX410 IS and the FH1.

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX410 IS and FH1 is 80 and 95 respectively.

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 top view buttons comparison

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX410 IS and FH1.

As you have seen, both of those cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Canon SX410 IS to give you more detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern SX410 IS provides a benefit in sensor innovation.

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 sensor size comparison

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Portrait photography factors
Panasonic FH1 Portrait photography factors
47
focusing manually
good resolution (20 megapixels)
provides face detection focus
external flash not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
21
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not available
can't use external flash
low megapixels (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Street photography factors
Panasonic FH1 Street photography factors
52
has image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Sports photography highlights
Panasonic FH1 Sports photography highlights
41
long zoom range (24-960mm 40.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20MP)
low frames per second (0.5 frames/s)
no shutter priority
small sensor size (1/2.3")
terrible battery pack (185 per charge)
no phase detect auto focus
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
max frames per second very slow (6.0 frames/s)
lack of shutter priority mode
low megapixels (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Travel photography factors
Panasonic FH1 Travel photography factors
61
good resolution (20MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
very long reach (960mm)
missing Timelapse mode
terrible battery pack (185 shots)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
58
flash built-in
rather wide (28mm)
lack of Time Lapse function
low megapixels (12MP)
screen is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Landscape photography info
Panasonic FH1 Landscape photography info
49
focusing manually
quite wide (24mm)
nice screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (20MP)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
no RAW support
terrible battery pack (185 CIPA)
missing Timelapse mode
32
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is small (2.7")
manual mode not available
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
lack of Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SX410 IS Vlogging highlights
Panasonic FH1 Vlogging highlights
29
quite wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
display is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pixels)
missing external microphone jack
29
rather wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of external mic socket
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Canon SX410 IS vs Panasonic FH1 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX410 IS and Panasonic FH1
 Canon PowerShot SX410 ISPanasonic Lumix DMC-FH1
General Information
Brand Name Canon Panasonic
Model type Canon PowerShot SX410 IS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1
Alternative name - Lumix DMC-FS10
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2015-02-06 2010-01-06
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip DIGIC 4+ -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 5152 x 3864 4000 x 3000
Maximum native ISO 1600 6400
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-960mm (40.0x) 28-140mm (5.0x)
Max aperture f/3.5-5.6 f/2.8-6.9
Macro focusing range 0cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.9
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3 inch 2.7 inch
Screen resolution 230k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 15 seconds 60 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 0.5 frames/s 6.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.00 m 6.80 m
Flash options Auto, flash on, slow synchro, flash off Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (25p), 640 x 480 (30p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video data format H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 325 gr (0.72 lb) 163 gr (0.36 lb)
Dimensions 104 x 69 x 85mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.3") 98 x 55 x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 185 pictures -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery ID NB-11LH -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC card, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Pricing at release $199 $150