Panasonic FH10 vs Panasonic GH3

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Panasonic FH10 versus Panasonic GH3, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both created by Panasonic. The resolution of the FH10 (16MP) and the GH3 (16MP) is fairly close but the FH10 (1/2.3") and GH3 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The FH10 was brought out 4 months after the GH3 so they are of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the FH10 scores vs the GH3 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH10 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH10 Gallery & Panasonic GH3 Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic FH10 comes with external dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 103 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Panasonic GH3 has specifications of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the FH10 against the GH3.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FH10 and GH3 is 97 and 66 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to see the gap in sensor sizes just by researching specs. The picture below might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH10 and GH3.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have got the exact same MP but not the same sensor sizes. The FH10 comes with the smaller sensor which should make getting shallower depth of field harder.