Panasonic FH2 vs Panasonic FZ100

Its time to look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH2 and Panasonic FZ100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Panasonic. The image resolution of the FH2 (14MP) and the FZ100 (14MP) is fairly well matched and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FH2 was unveiled 6 months after the FZ100 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the FH2 scores versus the FZ100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Panasonic FZ100 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH2 enjoys exterior dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ100 has measurements of 124mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.9" x 3.2" x 3.6") with a weight of 540 grams (1.19 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH2 and Panasonic FZ100 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the FH2 versus the FZ100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FH2 and FZ100 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through technical specs. The pic here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH2 and FZ100.

As you can tell, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the exact same resolution therefore you can expect similar quality of pictures although you would want to take the age of the products into consideration.