Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic G95

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic G95, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are created by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and G95 (20.3MP) and the FH1 (1/2.3") and G95 (Four Thirds) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH1 was introduced 10 years earlier than the G95 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summary of how the FH1 scores vs the G95 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH1 Gallery & Panasonic G95 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH1 has got outer dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G95 has proportions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") with a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic FH1 vs Panasonic G95 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the FH1 vs the G95.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH1 and G95 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to see the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH1 and G95.

Clearly, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH1 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic G95 will give greater detail using its extra 8.3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older FH1 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.