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Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350

Portability
96
Imaging
37
Features
33
Overall
35
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350 front
Portability
62
Imaging
46
Features
51
Overall
48

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Key Specs

Panasonic FH2
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F3.1-6.5) lens
  • 121g - 94 x 54 x 19mm
  • Introduced January 2011
  • Alternative Name is Lumix DMC-FS16
Sony HX350
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200 (Increase to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
  • 652g - 130 x 93 x 103mm
  • Introduced December 2016
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Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Overview

Below is a detailed review of the Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and HX350 (20MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FH2 was launched 7 years before the HX350 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FH2 matches up against the HX350 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH2 over the Sony HX350

 FH2 HX350 

Reasons to pick Sony HX350 over the Panasonic FH2

 HX350 FH2 
IntroducedDecember 2016January 2011More recent by 72 months
Focus manually More accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display dimension3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution922k230kSharper display (+692k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FH2 and Sony HX350

 FH2 HX350 
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch display Lack of Touch display

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Physical Comparison

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH2 offers outside dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the FH2 versus the HX350.

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FH2 and HX350 is 96 and 62 respectively.

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it's difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The graphic below should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH2 and HX350.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You can anticipate the Sony HX350 to produce extra detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older FH2 will be behind in sensor technology.

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH2 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony HX350 as a Portrait photography camera
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sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
comes with face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual exposure
external flash not possible
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
47
has manual focus
megapixel count good (20MP)
has face detect autofocus
external flash not possible
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH2 Street photography info
Sony HX350 Street photography info
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers focus via touch
lighter than others in class (121 grams)
no moving screen
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
50
screen tilts
has image stabilization (Optical)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
more heavy than average (652g)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH2 Sports photography features
Sony HX350 Sports photography features
43
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
comes with tracking autofocus
good battery life (270 CIPA)
slow frames per second (4.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
53
great zoom range (24-1200mm 50.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20 megapixels)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH2 Travel photography information
Sony HX350 Travel photography information
72
good battery life (270 CIPA)
lighter than others in class (121g)
offers focus via touch
sensor resolution is decent (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
pretty wide (28mm)
no Timelapse mode
does not have selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
54
megapixel count good (20MP)
has built in flash
relatively wide (24mm)
long zoom (1200mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
more heavy than average (652g)
does not have selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic FH2
Landscape photography with Sony HX350
41
pretty wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (14MP)
good battery life (270 CIPA)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
screen is somewhat small (2.7")
no manual exposure
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
no Timelapse mode
49
has manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (20MP)
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
small sensor size (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH2 as a Vlogging camera
Sony HX350 as a Vlogging camera
32
pretty wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focusing
lighter than others in class (121g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
does not have selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
no external microphone jack
27
relatively wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
does not have selfie friendly display
lack of microphone jack
more heavy than average (652g)
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Panasonic FH2 vs Sony HX350 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH2 and Sony HX350
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
General Information
Manufacturer Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350
Alternative name Lumix DMC-FS16 -
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2011-01-05 2016-12-20
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine IV BIONZ X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 4320 x 3240 5184 x 3456
Highest native ISO 6400 3200
Highest enhanced ISO - 12800
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 11 -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-112mm (4.0x) 24-1200mm (50.0x)
Max aperture f/3.1-6.5 f/2.8-6.3
Macro focus range 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 2.7" 3"
Resolution of display 230k dot 922k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 202k dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/1600s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter speed 4.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 3.30 m 8.50 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction Off, auto, fill, slow sync, advanced, rear sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 121 gr (0.27 lbs) 652 gr (1.44 lbs)
Dimensions 94 x 54 x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") 130 x 93 x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 270 photographs 300 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at release $149 -