Panasonic FH2 vs Sony RX10 III

Here is a detailed overview of the Panasonic FH2 and Sony RX10 III, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the FH2 (1/2.3") and RX10 III (1") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The FH2 was unveiled 6 years earlier than the RX10 III and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the FH2 scores vs the RX10 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Sony RX10 III Gallery.

In case you're going to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH2 has 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 RX10 III has dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") with a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view size comparison of the FH2 compared to the RX10 III.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH2 and RX10 III is 96 and 53 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor sizing merely by checking out technical specs. The visual here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FH2 and RX10 III.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The FH2 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 III will show more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FH2 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.