Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic FZ40

Its time to take a closer look at the Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic FZ40, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FH20 (14MP) and the FZ40 (14MP) is relatively similar and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FH20 was announced 6 months before the FZ40 so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ40 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FH20 scores vs the FZ40 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH20 Gallery & Panasonic FZ40 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH20 enjoys outer dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ40 has proportions of 120mm x 80mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.1" x 3.6") with a weight of 494 grams (1.09 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the FH20 compared to the FZ40.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the FH20 and FZ40 is 93 and 68 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading technical specs. The photograph below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH20 and FZ40.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements and the exact same MP so you can expect similar quality of photographs but you would want to take the age of the products into consideration.