Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FZ60

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FZ60, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are sold by Panasonic. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and FZ60 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FH1 was unveiled 3 years before the FZ60 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ60 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FH1 matches up against the FZ60 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ60. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FH1 Gallery and Panasonic FZ60 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic FH1 comes with outer dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ60 has specifications of 120mm x 81mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") along with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FZ60 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FH1 compared to the FZ60.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FH1 and FZ60 is 95 and 68 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The photograph below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH1 and FZ60.

Clearly, both of those cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Panasonic FZ60 to render extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The older FH1 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.