Nikon Z50 vs Panasonic FH10

The following is a complete comparison of the Nikon Z50 and Panasonic FH10, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Nikon and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and FH10 (16MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and FH10 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The Z50 was revealed 6 years after the FH10 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the Z50 scores against the FH10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Nikon Z50 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10. The full galleries are provided at Nikon Z50 Gallery and Panasonic FH10 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon Z50 has got outer dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH10 has proportions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs).

Check out the Nikon Z50 and Panasonic FH10 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the Z50 vs the FH10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the Z50 and FH10 is 74 and 97 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions just by checking specs. The pic underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Z50 and FH10.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Z50 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Nikon Z50 will give more detail because of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer Z50 should have an edge when it comes to sensor tech.