Nikon D750 vs Panasonic FH5

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Nikon D750 and Panasonic FH5, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the D750 (24MP) and FH5 (16MP) and the D750 (Full frame) and FH5 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The D750 was released 3 years later than the FH5 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon D750 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief overview of how the D750 scores against the FH5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon D750 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. The complete galleries are viewable at Nikon D750 Gallery and Panasonic FH5 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and measurements. The Nikon D750 offers outside dimensions of 141mm x 113mm x 78mm (5.6" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 840 grams (1.85 lbs) while the Panasonic FH5 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check out the Nikon D750 and Panasonic FH5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the D750 against the FH5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the D750 and FH5 is 57 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing only by reviewing specifications. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the D750 and FH5.

Plainly, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The D750 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Nikon D750 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more modern D750 provides an advantage in sensor innovation.