Casio EX-Z450 vs Panasonic FH5

Following is a complete review of the Casio EX-Z450 versus Panasonic FH5, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Casio and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the EX-Z450 (12MP) and FH5 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The EX-Z450 was unveiled 16 months prior to the FH5 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the EX-Z450 scores versus the FH5 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z450 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-Z450 Gallery & Panasonic FH5 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and volume. The Casio EX-Z450 features outside measurements of 81mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.2" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH5 has sizing of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the EX-Z450 and the FH5.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z450 and FH5 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z450 and FH5.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Panasonic FH5 to give you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z450 is going to be behind in sensor technology.