Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8
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Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Key Specs
(Full Review)
- 24MP - Full frame Sensor
- 3.0" Fully Articulated Display
- ISO 100 - 51200 (Increase to 204800)
- Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
- No Anti-Alias Filter
- 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
- 3840 x 2160 video
- Leica L Mount
- 714g - 133 x 97 x 82mm
- Revealed August 2020
- Successor is Panasonic S5 II
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 24-120mm (F2.5-6.4) lens
- 123g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
- Announced January 2012
Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Overview
Here is a extended analysis of the Panasonic S5 versus Panasonic FH8, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the S5 (24MP) and FH8 (16MP) and the S5 (Full frame) and FH8 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.
President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or banThe S5 was unveiled 8 years later than the FH8 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera.
Before getting through a full comparison, below is a short introduction of how the S5 scores vs the FH8 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.
Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Gallery
Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic S5 Gallery & Panasonic FH8 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic S5 over the Panasonic FH8
S5 | FH8 | |||
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Announced | August 2020 | January 2012 | Fresher by 105 months | |
Manual focus | Very accurate focus | |||
Screen type | Fully Articulated | Fixed | Fully Articulating screen | |
Screen resolution | 1840k | 230k | Sharper screen (+1610k dot) | |
Selfie screen | Easy selfies | |||
Touch friendly screen | Quickly navigate |
Reasons to pick Panasonic FH8 over the Panasonic S5
FH8 | S5 |
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Common features in the Panasonic S5 and Panasonic FH8
S5 | FH8 | |||
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Screen sizing | 3.0" | 3" | Equivalent screen measurements |
Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Physical Comparison
If you're aiming to carry your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic S5 has got physical measurements of 133mm x 97mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 714 grams (1.57 lbs) while the Panasonic FH8 has specifications of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs).
Contrast the Panasonic S5 versus Panasonic FH8 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the S5 vs the FH8.
Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S5 and FH8 is 60 and 96 respectively.
Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Sensor Comparison
Often, it's hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing only by looking at specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the S5 and FH8.
As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The S5 using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic S5 will give greater detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The fresher S5 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.
Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Screen and ViewFinder
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Panasonic S5 vs Panasonic FH8 Specifications
Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 | |
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General Information | ||
Brand | Panasonic | Panasonic |
Model type | Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 |
Class | Pro Mirrorless | Small Sensor Compact |
Revealed | 2020-08-14 | 2012-01-09 |
Physical type | SLR-style mirrorless | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Sensor type | CMOS | CCD |
Sensor size | Full frame | 1/2.3" |
Sensor dimensions | 35.6 x 23.8mm | 6.08 x 4.56mm |
Sensor surface area | 847.3mm² | 27.7mm² |
Sensor resolution | 24 megapixel | 16 megapixel |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 |
Full resolution | 6000 x 4000 | 4608 x 3456 |
Max native ISO | 51200 | 6400 |
Max boosted ISO | 204800 | - |
Min native ISO | 100 | 100 |
RAW pictures | ||
Min boosted ISO | 50 | - |
Autofocusing | ||
Manual focusing | ||
Autofocus touch | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Autofocus tracking | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Autofocus center weighted | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detect focus | ||
Contract detect focus | ||
Phase detect focus | ||
Total focus points | 225 | 23 |
Lens | ||
Lens mount type | Leica L | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | - | 24-120mm (5.0x) |
Highest aperture | - | f/2.5-6.4 |
Macro focusing range | - | 4cm |
Available lenses | 31 | - |
Focal length multiplier | 1 | 5.9 |
Screen | ||
Type of display | Fully Articulated | Fixed Type |
Display size | 3.0 inch | 3 inch |
Resolution of display | 1,840k dots | 230k dots |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch capability | ||
Display technology | - | TFT Color LCD |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | Electronic | None |
Viewfinder resolution | 2,360k dots | - |
Viewfinder coverage | 100 percent | - |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.74x | - |
Features | ||
Lowest shutter speed | 60 secs | 8 secs |
Highest shutter speed | 1/8000 secs | 1/1600 secs |
Highest quiet shutter speed | 1/8000 secs | - |
Continuous shooting rate | 7.0fps | 1.0fps |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Expose Manually | ||
Exposure compensation | Yes | - |
Custom white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Built-in flash | ||
Flash distance | no built-in flash | 5.60 m |
Flash settings | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync w/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Highest flash synchronize | 1/250 secs | - |
Exposure | ||
Multisegment metering | ||
Average metering | ||
Spot metering | ||
Partial metering | ||
AF area metering | ||
Center weighted metering | ||
Video features | ||
Supported video resolutions | 3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 200 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Max video resolution | 3840x2160 | 1280x720 |
Video data format | MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 | MPEG-4 |
Mic port | ||
Headphone port | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | Yes (can be charged with high-power laptop/tablet chargers or portable power banks) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | None | None |
Physical | ||
Environmental sealing | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 714 grams (1.57 pounds) | 123 grams (0.27 pounds) |
Dimensions | 133 x 97 x 82mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") | 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO All around rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 440 pictures | 260 pictures |
Style of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Self timer | Yes | Yes (2 or 10 sec) |
Time lapse shooting | ||
Storage type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal |
Card slots | 2 | One |
Pricing at launch | $1,999 | $149 |