Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FH27

Below is a in-depth review of the Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FH27, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and FH27 (16MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH1 was released 12 months before the FH27 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FH1 scores against the FH27 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH1 Gallery & Panasonic FH27 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH1 provides physical dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FH27 has sizing of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the FH1 compared to the FH27.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH1 and FH27 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Normally, it is very difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements just by viewing a spec sheet. The photograph here should offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH1 and FH27.

Clearly, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Panasonic FH27 to provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FH1 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.