Panasonic FH2 vs Sony RX100 II

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic FH2 vs Sony RX100 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the FH2 (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the FH2 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") come with different sensor sizing.

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The FH2 was brought out 3 years prior to the RX100 II and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH2 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise view of how the FH2 matches up vs the RX100 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH2 has got external measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Sony RX100 II has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic FH2 vs Sony RX100 II in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at the time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the FH2 vs the RX100 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FH2 and RX100 II is 96 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor sizing purely by going through technical specs. The visual below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the FH2 and RX100 II.

As you can tell, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FH2 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 II will show extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older FH2 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.