Panasonic FH10 vs Panasonic FZ300

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic FH10 vs Panasonic FZ300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH10 (16MP) and FZ300 (12MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FH10 was introduced 3 years prior to the FZ300 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the FH10 scores against the FZ300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FH10 Gallery & Panasonic FZ300 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH10 offers exterior dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ300 has dimensions of 132mm x 92mm x 117mm (5.2" x 3.6" x 4.6") with a weight of 691 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the FH10 and the FZ300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH10 and FZ300 is 97 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The graphic here might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FH10 and FZ300.

Plainly, both of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You can expect the Panasonic FH10 to provide you with extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older FH10 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.