Panasonic FH20 vs Sony QX1

Let's examine more closely at the Panasonic FH20 and Sony QX1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Lens-style by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the FH20 (14MP) and QX1 (20MP) and the FH20 (1/2.3") and QX1 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizing.

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The FH20 was announced 5 years prior to the QX1 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX1 being a Lens-style camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FH20 matches up against the QX1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 & Sony Alpha QX1. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH20 Gallery & Sony QX1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH20 enjoys outer dimensions 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 Sony QX1 has dimensions of 74mm x 70mm x 53mm (2.9" x 2.8" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 216 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the FH20 versus the QX1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FH20 and QX1 is 93 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking technical specs. The graphic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the FH20 and QX1.

As you can tell, each of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FH20 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony QX1 will give extra detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The older FH20 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.