Panasonic FH2 vs Panasonic ZS70

Below is a extended analysis of the Panasonic FH2 versus Panasonic ZS70, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and ZS70 (20MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FH2 was released 7 years prior to the ZS70 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the FH2 matches up vs the ZS70 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH2 Gallery and Panasonic ZS70 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH2 offers physical 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 ZS70 has dimensions of 112mm x 67mm x 41mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.6") with a weight of 322 grams (0.71 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH2 versus Panasonic ZS70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the FH2 and the ZS70.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH2 and ZS70 is 96 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The visual below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH2 and ZS70.

As you can tell, both of those cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Panasonic ZS70 to give more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older FH2 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.