Panasonic FH22 vs Panasonic FS42

The following is a thorough comparison of the Panasonic FH22 vs Panasonic FS42, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact and both are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and FS42 (10MP) and the FH22 (1/2.3") and FS42 (1/2.5") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The FH22 was unveiled 9 months after the FS42 which means that they are of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FH22 matches up versus the FS42 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH22 Gallery & Panasonic FS42 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH22 comes with outside dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FS42 has dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the FH22 versus the FS42.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH22 and FS42 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions simply by going over technical specs. The image here should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FH22 and FS42.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH22 with its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FH22 will deliver more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer FH22 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.