Fujifilm A150 vs Panasonic FH5

Below, we are reviewing the Fujifilm A150 versus Panasonic FH5, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors FujiFilm and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm A150 (10MP) and FH5 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A150 was manufactured 23 months prior to the FH5 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the Fujifilm A150 matches up vs the FH5 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix A150 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm A150 Gallery & Panasonic FH5 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm A150 provides outside measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Panasonic FH5 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm A150 compared to the FH5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm A150 and FH5 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reading specs. The visual below will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm A150 and FH5.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different resolution. You can expect to see the Panasonic FH5 to offer greater detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A150 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.