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Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V

Portability
93
Imaging
36
Features
21
Overall
30
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V front
Portability
62
Imaging
45
Features
60
Overall
51

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V 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
  • Launched January 2010
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-FS30
Sony HX400V
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-1200mm (F2.8-6.3) lens
  • 660g - 130 x 93 x 103mm
  • Introduced February 2014
  • Old Model is Sony HX300
Photography Glossary

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V Overview

Following is a thorough analysis of the Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the FH20 (14MP) and HX400V (20MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FH20 was launched 5 years prior to the HX400V which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH20 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX400V being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FH20 scores against the HX400V for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH20 over the Sony HX400V

 FH20 HX400V 

Reasons to pick Sony HX400V over the Panasonic FH20

 HX400V FH20 
IntroducedFebruary 2014January 2010More modern by 49 months
Focus manually More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen size3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution921k230kSharper screen (+691k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FH20 and Sony HX400V

 FH20 HX400V 
Selfie screen Missing selfie screen
Touch screen Neither has Touch screen

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH20 has external dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 178 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony HX400V has measurements of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") with a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the FH20 against the HX400V.

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH20 and HX400V is 93 and 62 respectively.

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes just by reviewing technical specs. The pic here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH20 and HX400V.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Sony HX400V to offer you more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged FH20 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH20 Portrait photography details
Sony HX400V Portrait photography details
28
MP count decent (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
manual mode not available
cannot use external flash
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
51
you can focus manually
decent MP (20MP)
offers face detect autofocus
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH20 Street photography features
Sony HX400V Street photography features
56
image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
50
screen tilts up and down
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW files
more heavy than competition (660 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH20 Sports photography information
Sony HX400V Sports photography information
34
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (14MP)
slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect auto focus
55
amazing zoom range (24-1200mm 50.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20 megapixels)
offers tracking focus
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH20 as a Travel photography camera
Sony HX400V as a Travel photography camera
64
MP count decent (14MP)
built-in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
screen isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
53
decent MP (20 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (24mm)
long reach (1200mm)
missing Timelapse function
more heavy than competition (660g)
screen is not selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Panasonic FH20
Landscape photography with Sony HX400V
37
reasonably wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (14MP)
focusing manually not possible
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
small screen (2.7 inch)
manual mode not available
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW files
doesn't have Time Lapse function
49
you can focus manually
rather wide (24mm)
screen size is decent (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (20MP)
can't swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW files
missing Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH20 Vlogging highlights
Sony HX400V Vlogging highlights
28
reasonably wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have mic jack
29
rather wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
has microphone support
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen is not selfie friendly
more heavy than competition (660g)
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Panasonic FH20 vs Sony HX400V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH20 and Sony HX400V
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V
General Information
Make Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX400V
Also referred to as Lumix DMC-FS30 -
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2010-01-06 2014-02-12
Physical type Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
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 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4320 x 3240 5184 x 3888
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Min native ISO 80 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) 24-1200mm (50.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/2.8-6.3
Macro focusing range 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.9 5.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen size 2.7 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 921 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 5.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.80 m (Auto ISO) 8.50 m (ISO Auto)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro Flash Off / Autoflash / Fill-flash / Slow Sync. / Advanced Flash / Rear Sync. / Wireless (with optional compliant flash)
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 178 gr (0.39 lb) 660 gr (1.46 lb)
Physical dimensions 100 x 56 x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") 130 x 93 x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 images
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Pricing at launch $179 $448