Panasonic FH10 vs Panasonic FP8

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH10 versus Panasonic FP8, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and they are both manufactured by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH10 (16MP) and FP8 (12MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The FH10 was announced 3 years after the FP8 which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a brief summation of how the FH10 scores vs the FP8 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH10 Gallery & Panasonic FP8 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH10 has physical measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Panasonic FP8 has dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") having a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is a front view sizing comparison of the FH10 versus the FP8.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FH10 and FP8 is 97 and 95 respectively.

In many cases, it can be hard to see the gap between sensor sizes only by reviewing specs. The pic here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH10 and FP8.

All in all, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Panasonic FH10 to offer you extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The fresher FH10 is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.