Panasonic FH22 vs Panasonic GX8

Below is a detailed review of the Panasonic FH22 and Panasonic GX8, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both sold by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and GX8 (20MP) and the FH22 (1/2.3") and GX8 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor measurements.

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The FH22 was unveiled 6 years prior to the GX8 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the FH22 matches up versus the GX8 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FH22 Gallery and Panasonic GX8 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH22 enjoys physical measurements of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Panasonic GX8 has measurements of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") with a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the FH22 compared to the GX8.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH22 and GX8 is 94 and 74 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualize the difference in sensor measurements merely by viewing technical specs. The graphic here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH22 and GX8.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH22 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Panasonic GX8 will render more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older FH22 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.