Panasonic FH22 vs Pentax WG-2

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH22 vs Pentax WG-2, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by competitors Panasonic and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the FH22 (14MP) and the WG-2 (16MP) is pretty well matched and they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FH22 was launched 3 years before the WG-2 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the FH22 matches up versus the WG-2 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 & Pentax Optio WG-2. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH22 Gallery & Pentax WG-2 Gallery.

When you are going to travel with your camera often, you should take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH22 enjoys outside dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Pentax WG-2 has dimensions of 122mm x 61mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") and a weight of 192 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the FH22 against the WG-2.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH22 and WG-2 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through a spec sheet. The picture below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH22 and WG-2.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Pentax WG-2 to give greater detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged FH22 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.