Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic FH20 and Sony H400, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the FH20 (14MP) and H400 (20MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH20 was launched 5 years earlier than the H400 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Sony H400 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a quick overview of how the FH20 matches up against the H400 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH20 Gallery and Sony H400 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH20 has external 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) and the Sony H400 has sizing of 130mm x 95mm x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8") along with a weight of 628 grams (1.38 lbs).

See the Panasonic FH20 and Sony H400 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FH20 vs the H400.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH20 and H400 is 93 and 62 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FH20 and H400.

Clearly, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You should expect to see the Sony H400 to resolve more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older FH20 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.