Panasonic FH1 vs Sony A7 III

The following is a extended comparison of the Panasonic FH1 and Sony A7 III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the FH1 (12MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the FH1 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) come with totally different sensor size.

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The FH1 was released 9 years earlier than the A7 III which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH1 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a short highlight of how the FH1 matches up vs the A7 III with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH1 comes with external dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 163 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony A7 III has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FH1 versus the A7 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FH1 and A7 III is 95 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by going over technical specs. The picture below should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FH1 and A7 III.

As you can tell, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH1 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A7 III will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The more aged FH1 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.