Nikon L19 vs Panasonic FH5

Let's take a more detailed look at the Nikon L19 vs Panasonic FH5, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the L19 (8MP) and FH5 (16MP) and the L19 (1/2.5") and FH5 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The L19 was unveiled 23 months prior to the FH5 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the L19 matches up vs the FH5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Nikon Coolpix L19 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. The full galleries are available at Nikon L19 Gallery & Panasonic FH5 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Nikon L19 has outside measurements of 97mm x 61mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Panasonic FH5 has measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the L19 against the FH5.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the L19 and FH5 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to see the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading through specifications. The graphic below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the L19 and FH5.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The L19 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic FH5 will give extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older L19 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.