Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV

Below, we will be comparing the Panasonic FH22 versus Sony RX10 IV, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and RX10 IV (20MP) and the FH22 (1/2.3") and RX10 IV (1") enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH22 was launched 8 years before the RX10 IV and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 IV being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FH22 grades against the RX10 IV in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH22 Gallery & Sony RX10 IV Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FH22 features external dimensions of 100mm x 57mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Sony RX10 IV has specifications of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 1095 grams (2.41 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the FH22 vs the RX10 IV.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH22 and RX10 IV is 94 and 52 respectively.

Normally, it is tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The visual below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH22 and RX10 IV.

All in all, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH22 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF harder and the Sony RX10 IV will result in more detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FH22 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.