Panasonic FH2 vs Sony A3000

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH2 versus Sony A3000, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the FH2 (1/2.3") and A3000 (APS-C) use different sensor sizing.

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The FH2 was launched 3 years earlier than the A3000 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FH2 scores vs the A3000 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Sony Alpha A3000. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Sony A3000 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH2 enjoys physical measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony A3000 has proportions of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the FH2 and the A3000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FH2 and A3000 is 96 and 69 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH2 and A3000.

As you have seen, both the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FH2 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A3000 will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FH2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.