Panasonic FH2 vs Sony WX50
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96 Imaging
37 Features
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96 Imaging
37 Features
33 Overall
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Portability
96 Imaging
39 Features
36 Overall
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96 Imaging
39 Features
36 Overall
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Panasonic FH2 vs Sony WX50 Key Specs
Panasonic FH2
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- 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
- Also Known as Lumix DMC-FS16
Sony WX50
(Full Review)
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 2.7" Fixed Screen
- ISO 100 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
- 117g - 92 x 52 x 19mm
- Revealed January 2012
Photography Glossary Panasonic FH2 vs Sony WX50 Overview
On this page, we will be reviewing the Panasonic FH2 and Sony WX50, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Panasonic and Sony. The resolution of the FH2 (14MP) and the WX50 (16MP) is relatively comparable and both cameras provide the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").
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Before delving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the FH2 grades against the WX50 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.
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The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH2 Gallery & Sony WX50 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Panasonic FH2 over the Sony WX50
| FH2 | WX50 |
|---|
Reasons to pick Sony WX50 over the Panasonic FH2
| WX50 | FH2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revealed | January 2012 |  | January 2011 | More modern by 13 months |
| Screen resolution | 461k |  | 230k | Clearer screen (+231k dot) |
Common features in the Panasonic FH2 and Sony WX50
| FH2 | WX50 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manually focus |  | No manual focus | ||
| Screen type | Fixed |  | Fixed | Fixed screen |
| Screen dimensions | 2.7" |  | 2.7" | Equal screen measurements |
| Selfie screen |  | Lacking selfie screen | ||
| Touch friendly screen |  | Lacking Touch friendly screen |
Panasonic FH2 vs Sony WX50 Physical Comparison
For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FH2 offers outer dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony WX50 has specifications of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).
Check the Panasonic FH2 and Sony WX50 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.
Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the FH2 vs the WX50.
Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH2 and WX50 is 96 and 96 respectively.
Panasonic FH2 vs Sony WX50 Sensor Comparison
More often than not, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizes purely by seeing specs. The picture below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH2 and WX50.
All in all, both of the cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit different MP. You can count on the Sony WX50 to show more detail due to its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged FH2 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.
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Portrait Comparison
Portrait photography with Panasonic FH2
Portrait photography with Sony WX50
MP count good (14MP)
offers face detection autofocus
manual focus not available
no manual mode
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
supports face detection focus
no manual focus
no manual control
can't use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street photography with Panasonic FH2
Street photography with Sony WX50
image stabilization (Optical)
includes touch to focus
lighter than competitors (121 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average in class (117 grams)
no moving screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Panasonic FH2 Sports photography information
Sony WX50 Sports photography information
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (14MP)
offers tracking autofocus
great battery power (270 shots)
low fps (4.0 fps)
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
supports tracking autofocus
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Panasonic FH2 Travel photography advice
Sony WX50 Travel photography advice
great battery power (270 shots)
lighter than competitors (121 grams)
includes touch to focus
MP count good (14MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (28mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
lighter than average in class (117 grams)
decent megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
reasonably wide (25mm)
no Time Lapse function
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
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Panasonic FH2 Landscape photography details
Sony WX50 Landscape photography details
fairly wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count good (14 megapixels)
great battery power (270 CIPA)
manual focus not available
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
small screen (2.7")
no manual mode
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
doesn't have Timelapse recording
reasonably wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inch)
no manual control
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
no Time Lapse function
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Vlogging with Sony WX50
fairly wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
lighter than competitors (121 grams)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have external microphone port
reasonably wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection focus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than average in class (117 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f2.6)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
no external mic jack
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Panasonic FH2 vs Sony WX50 Specifications
| Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 | |
|---|---|---|
| General Information | ||
| Brand Name | Panasonic | Sony |
| Model type | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 |
| Alternate name | Lumix DMC-FS16 | - |
| Type | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Compact |
| Introduced | 2011-01-05 | 2012-01-30 |
| Body design | Compact | Compact |
| Sensor Information | ||
| Chip | Venus Engine IV | BIONZ |
| Sensor type | CCD | BSI-CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" | 1/2.3" |
| Sensor dimensions | 6.08 x 4.56mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
| Sensor area | 27.7mm² | 28.1mm² |
| Sensor resolution | 14 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Anti alias filter | ||
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
| Maximum resolution | 4320 x 3240 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Maximum native ISO | 6400 | 12800 |
| Minimum native ISO | 100 | 100 |
| RAW support | ||
| Autofocusing | ||
| Manual focusing | ||
| AF touch | ||
| Continuous AF | ||
| AF single | ||
| Tracking AF | ||
| Selective AF | ||
| AF center weighted | ||
| AF multi area | ||
| AF live view | ||
| Face detection focusing | ||
| Contract detection focusing | ||
| Phase detection focusing | ||
| Total focus points | 11 | - |
| Cross type focus points | - | - |
| Lens | ||
| Lens support | fixed lens | fixed lens |
| Lens zoom range | 28-112mm (4.0x) | 25-125mm (5.0x) |
| Highest aperture | f/3.1-6.5 | f/2.6-6.3 |
| Macro focusing distance | 5cm | 5cm |
| Crop factor | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Screen | ||
| Range of screen | Fixed Type | Fixed Type |
| Screen sizing | 2.7" | 2.7" |
| Screen resolution | 230 thousand dot | 461 thousand dot |
| Selfie friendly | ||
| Liveview | ||
| Touch functionality | ||
| Screen technology | - | Clearfoto TFT LCD display |
| Viewfinder Information | ||
| Viewfinder type | None | None |
| Features | ||
| Lowest shutter speed | 60 secs | 4 secs |
| Highest shutter speed | 1/1600 secs | 1/1600 secs |
| Continuous shooting speed | 4.0 frames/s | 10.0 frames/s |
| Shutter priority | ||
| Aperture priority | ||
| Expose Manually | ||
| Custom WB | ||
| Image stabilization | ||
| Inbuilt flash | ||
| Flash distance | 3.30 m | 5.30 m |
| Flash settings | Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
| Hot shoe | ||
| AE bracketing | ||
| White balance bracketing | ||
| Exposure | ||
| Multisegment | ||
| Average | ||
| Spot | ||
| Partial | ||
| AF area | ||
| Center weighted | ||
| Video features | ||
| Supported video resolutions | 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
| Maximum video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| Video data format | Motion JPEG | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
| Mic 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 proofing | ||
| Dust proofing | ||
| Shock proofing | ||
| Crush proofing | ||
| Freeze proofing | ||
| Weight | 121 gr (0.27 lb) | 117 gr (0.26 lb) |
| Physical dimensions | 94 x 54 x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") | 92 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") |
| DXO scores | ||
| DXO All around rating | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
| DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
| Other | ||
| Battery life | 270 shots | 240 shots |
| Style of battery | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
| Battery ID | - | NP-BN |
| Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
| Time lapse shooting | ||
| Storage media | SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
| Storage slots | 1 | 1 |
| Cost at launch | $149 | $250 |