Panasonic FH20 vs Panasonic ZS100

Following is a in depth review of the Panasonic FH20 versus Panasonic ZS100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both are produced by Panasonic. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FH20 (14MP) and ZS100 (20MP) and the FH20 (1/2.3") and ZS100 (1") come with totally different sensor size.

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The FH20 was announced 7 years prior to the ZS100 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic ZS100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FH20 grades versus the ZS100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH20 Gallery & Panasonic ZS100 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FH20 has got physical dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Panasonic ZS100 has specifications of 111mm x 65mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 312 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the FH20 and the ZS100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH20 and ZS100 is 93 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes only by checking specs. The image here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FH20 and ZS100.

All in all, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FH20 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Panasonic ZS100 will resolve more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FH20 is going to be behind in sensor technology.