Panasonic FH22 vs Sony W830

Let's examine more in depth at the Panasonic FH22 and Sony W830, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and W830 (20MP) but they come with the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FH22 was launched 5 years before the W830 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the FH22 grades versus the W830 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH22 Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH22 comes with outer 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 Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the FH22 and the W830.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH22 and W830 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching specs. The photograph here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the FH22 and W830.

All in all, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different MP. You can expect to see the Sony W830 to render more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older FH22 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.