Panasonic S1H vs Panasonic FH2

The following is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic S1H and Panasonic FH2, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the S1H (24MP) and FH2 (14MP) and the S1H (Full frame) and FH2 (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The S1H was introduced 8 years after the FH2 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise view of how the S1H scores vs the FH2 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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In case you're looking to travel with your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic S1H enjoys external dimensions of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") having a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs) and the Panasonic FH2 has dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view size comparison of the S1H vs the FH2.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S1H and FH2 is 52 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by researching specs. The image below may give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the S1H and FH2.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The S1H with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S1H will result in greater detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The younger S1H should have a benefit in sensor technology.