Panasonic FH2 vs Panasonic ZS40

Below, we will be matching up the Panasonic FH2 vs Panasonic ZS40, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and ZS40 (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH2 was introduced 4 years earlier than the ZS40 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the FH2 grades against the ZS40 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Panasonic ZS40 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH2 offers 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) while the Panasonic ZS40 has dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FH2 and the ZS40.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH2 and ZS40 is 96 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH2 and ZS40.

All in all, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can count on the Panasonic ZS40 to show greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FH2 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.