Panasonic FH22 vs Sony A7c

The following is a extended comparison of the Panasonic FH22 and Sony A7c, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and A7c (24MP) and the FH22 (1/2.3") and A7c (Full frame) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH22 was unveiled 11 years earlier than the A7c which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7c being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go into a complete comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the FH22 matches up versus the A7c when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 and Sony Alpha A7c. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FH22 Gallery and Sony A7c Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH22 has outside dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony A7c has sizing of 124mm x 71mm x 60mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 509 grams (1.12 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FH22 and Sony A7c in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the FH22 against the A7c.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH22 and A7c is 94 and 78 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions merely by reviewing specs. The pic below might give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH22 and A7c.

All in all, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FH22 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A7c will offer greater detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FH22 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.