Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FZ70

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic FH1 versus Panasonic FZ70, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and FZ70 (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FH1 was announced 4 years before the FZ70 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FH1 scores against the FZ70 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH1 Gallery & Panasonic FZ70 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FH1 provides physical measurements 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 FZ70 has specifications of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") accompanied by a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the FH1 against the FZ70.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FH1 and FZ70 is 95 and 63 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the FH1 and FZ70.

All in all, both of these cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Panasonic FZ70 to give extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older FH1 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.