Panasonic FH2 vs Sony A6300

Its time to look more closely at the Panasonic FH2 vs Sony A6300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and A6300 (24MP) and the FH2 (1/2.3") and A6300 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The FH2 was unveiled 6 years before the A6300 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FH2 grades versus the A6300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Sony Alpha a6300. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Sony A6300 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH2 has got 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) whilst the Sony A6300 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.9") having a weight of 404 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the FH2 vs the A6300.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH2 and A6300 is 96 and 83 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The pic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH2 and A6300.

All in all, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FH2 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A6300 will offer you extra detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The more aged FH2 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.