Nikon Z50 vs Panasonic FH5

Below, we are matching up the Nikon Z50 vs Panasonic FH5, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Nikon and Panasonic. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the Z50 (21MP) and FH5 (16MP) and the Z50 (APS-C) and FH5 (1/2.3") possess different sensor dimensions.

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The Z50 was announced 8 years later than the FH5 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the Z50 grades vs the FH5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon Z50 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5. The whole galleries are available at Nikon Z50 Gallery & Panasonic FH5 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z50 comes with physical dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 397 grams (0.88 lbs) while the Panasonic FH5 has dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the Z50 vs the FH5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Z50 and FH5 is 74 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual here might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Z50 and FH5.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z50 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Nikon Z50 will produce more detail with its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The newer Z50 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.