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Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV

Portability
94
Imaging
36
Features
30
Overall
33
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV front
Portability
52
Imaging
53
Features
82
Overall
64

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Key Specs

Panasonic FH22
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 170g - 100 x 57 x 27mm
  • Introduced January 2010
  • Also Known as Lumix DMC-FS33
Sony RX10 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Expand to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-600mm (F2.4-4.0) lens
  • 1095g - 133 x 94 x 145mm
  • Introduced September 2017
  • Earlier Model is Sony RX10 III
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Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH22 over the Sony RX10 IV

 FH22 RX10 IV 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 IV over the Panasonic FH22

 RX10 IV FH22 
IntroducedSeptember 2017January 2010More recent by 93 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1440k230kSharper screen (+1210k dot)

Common features in the Panasonic FH22 and Sony RX10 IV

 FH22 RX10 IV 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Physical Comparison

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.

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV size comparison

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

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH22 Portrait photography factors
Sony RX10 IV Portrait photography factors
28
good MP (14 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual mode not available
external flash not possible
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
71
has manual focus
high flash sync (1/2,000 seconds)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
supports face detect focusing
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH22 Street photography info
Sony RX10 IV Street photography info
62
image stabilization (Optical)
provides touch focus
screen does not articulate
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
64
screen tilts
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW formats
supports focus via touch
weather sealing
more heavy than competition (1,095g)
Photography Glossary

Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH22 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX10 IV as a Sports photography camera
34
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (14 megapixels)
very slow continuous shooting (5.0 fps)
no shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
76
incredible zoom range (24-600mm 25.0 x zoom)
quiet shutter (1/32,000 seconds)
fast continuous shooting (24.0 frames per second)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
supports tracking focus
weather sealing
supports phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH22 Travel photography advice
Sony RX10 IV Travel photography advice
67
provides touch focus
good MP (14MP)
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
no Timelapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
56
weather sealing
has bluetooth
supports focus via touch
good MP (20MP)
flash built-in
decently wide (24mm)
long reach (600mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
more heavy than competition (1,095 grams)
does not contain selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH22 Landscape photography features
Sony RX10 IV Landscape photography features
41
quite wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (14MP)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
manual mode not available
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
no Timelapse mode
62
has manual focus
decently wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (20MP)
sensor size is nice (1")
delivers RAW formats
weather sealing
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.4)
lack of Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Panasonic FH22
Vlogging with Sony RX10 IV
30
quite wide (28mm)
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Optical)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
display isn't selfie friendly
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
no microphone port
29
decently wide (24mm)
touchscreen capability
built in image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detect focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with microphone port
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.4)
does not contain selfie friendly display
more heavy than competition (1,095 grams)
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Panasonic FH22 vs Sony RX10 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH22 and Sony RX10 IV
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
General Information
Brand Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV
Also referred to as Lumix DMC-FS33 -
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2010-01-06 2017-09-12
Body design Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4320 x 3240 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Minimum native ISO 80 125
RAW photos
Minimum enhanced ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points 9 315
Lens
Lens mount type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) 24-600mm (25.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.3-5.9 f/2.4-4.0
Macro focusing range 5cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 230 thousand dot 1,440 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/2000s
Fastest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shutter speed 5.0 frames/s 24.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 5.80 m 10.80 m (at Auto ISO)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Fastest flash sync - 1/2000s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 170 grams (0.37 lbs) 1095 grams (2.41 lbs)
Dimensions 100 x 57 x 27mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") 133 x 94 x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 400 photos
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots 1 1
Pricing at release $200 $1,698