Panasonic FH2 vs Sony A330

Below is a extended comparison of the Panasonic FH2 and Sony A330, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and A330 (10MP) and the FH2 (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH2 was manufactured 20 months later than the A330 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the FH2 matches up against the A330 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH2 has got physical measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony A330 has proportions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") along with a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FH2 and Sony A330 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the FH2 vs the A330.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the FH2 and A330 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The visual below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FH2 and A330.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FH2 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FH2 will resolve more detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher FH2 will have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.