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Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400

Portability
93
Imaging
36
Features
21
Overall
30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400 front
Portability
62
Imaging
45
Features
41
Overall
43

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Key Specs

Panasonic FH20
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 178g - 100 x 56 x 28mm
  • Announced January 2010
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-FS30
Sony H400
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-1550mm (F3.4-6.5) lens
  • 628g - 130 x 95 x 122mm
  • Introduced February 2014
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Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH20 over the Sony H400

 FH20 H400 

Reasons to pick Sony H400 over the Panasonic FH20

 H400 FH20 
IntroducedFebruary 2014January 2010More recent by 49 months
Display dimensions3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution460k230kCrisper display (+230k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FH20 and Sony H400

 FH20 H400 
Manual focus Lack of manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither has selfie screen
Touch friendly display Absent Touch friendly display

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Physical Comparison

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).

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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.

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 size comparison

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

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH20 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony H400 as a Portrait photography camera
28
resolution is good (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual exposure not possible
no external flash support
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
40
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
has face detect focusing
manual focus not available
no external flash support
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH20 as a Street photography camera
Sony H400 as a Street photography camera
56
has image stabilization (Optical)
screen is fixed
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
43
image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
more heavy than competition in class (628g)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH20 Sports photography factors
Sony H400 Sports photography factors
34
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (14MP)
painfully slow continuous shooting (5.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
51
long zoom range (25-1550mm 62.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
has tracking focus
slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH20 Travel photography advice
Sony H400 Travel photography advice
64
resolution is good (14MP)
built-in flash
fairly wide (28mm)
does not have Time Lapse function
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
53
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
flash built-in
reasonably wide (25mm)
great reach (1550mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
more heavy than competition in class (628g)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH20 as a Landscape photography camera
Sony H400 as a Landscape photography camera
37
fairly wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (14MP)
lack of manual focus
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
tiny screen (2.7 inches)
manual exposure not possible
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
does not have Time Lapse function
44
reasonably wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
manual focus not available
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH20 as a Vlogging camera
Sony H400 as a Vlogging camera
28
fairly wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic port
26
reasonably wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
does have microphone socket
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
does not have a selfie friendly screen
video quality not great (1280 x 720 pxls)
more heavy than competition in class (628g)
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Panasonic FH20 vs Sony H400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH20 and Sony H400
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H400
Otherwise known as Lumix DMC-FS30 -
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2010-01-06 2014-02-13
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz(R)
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Max resolution 4320 x 3240 5152 x 3864
Max native ISO 6400 3200
Minimum native ISO 80 80
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Total focus points 9 -
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) 25-1550mm (62.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/3.4-6.5
Macro focusing range 5cm -
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dots 460k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen tech - Clear Photo LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 201k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60 seconds 30 seconds
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 5.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.80 m (Auto ISO) 8.80 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off, Advanced Flash
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1280 X 720
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 178 grams (0.39 lb) 628 grams (1.38 lb)
Physical dimensions 100 x 56 x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") 130 x 95 x 122mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 300 photographs
Battery type - Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (Off, 10 sec, 2 sec, portrait1, portrait2)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at release $179 $268