Nikon Z5 vs Panasonic FH22

Its time to take a deeper look at the Nikon Z5 vs Panasonic FH22, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and FH22 (14MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and FH22 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The Z5 was revealed 10 years later than the FH22 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the Z5 scores vs the FH22 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22. The full galleries are provided at Nikon Z5 Gallery and Panasonic FH22 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Nikon Z5 features outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH22 has sizing of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the Z5 compared to the FH22.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Z5 and FH22 is 62 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to envision the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through specifications. The visual below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Z5 and FH22.

Plainly, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z5 using its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Nikon Z5 will result in extra detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The newer Z5 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.