Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic GH5

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic GH5, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless and both of them are created by Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the FH20 (14MP) and GH5 (20MP) and the FH20 (1/2.3") and GH5 (Four Thirds) provide different sensor size.

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The FH20 was announced 8 years prior to the GH5 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a concise summary of how the FH20 scores versus the GH5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH20 Gallery and Panasonic GH5 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH20 offers external measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Panasonic GH5 has proportions of 139mm x 98mm x 87mm (5.5" x 3.9" x 3.4") with a weight of 725 grams (1.60 lbs).

Analyze the Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic GH5 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the FH20 vs the GH5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH20 and GH5 is 93 and 59 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The visual below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH20 and GH5.

As you can tell, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH20 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic GH5 will give you more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FH20 is going to be behind in sensor technology.