Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic FZ80

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FH1 versus Panasonic FZ80, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are created by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and FZ80 (18MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FH1 was manufactured 8 years before the FZ80 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the FH1 grades against the FZ80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH1 Gallery & Panasonic FZ80 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH1 features outside dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ80 has proportions of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the FH1 vs the FZ80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH1 and FZ80 is 95 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by checking out a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH1 and FZ80.

Clearly, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic FZ80 to show more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged FH1 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.