Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic FZ80

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic FH20 and Panasonic FZ80, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the FH20 (14MP) and FZ80 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FH20 was revealed 8 years earlier than the FZ80 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the FH20 scores against the FZ80 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH20 Gallery and Panasonic FZ80 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH20 enjoys external measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ80 has measurements of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") accompanied by a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the FH20 against the FZ80.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH20 and FZ80 is 93 and 63 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The picture underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH20 and FZ80.

As you can see, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Panasonic FZ80 to deliver more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FH20 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.