Panasonic FH22 vs Sony A65

Here, we are evaluating the Panasonic FH22 versus Sony A65, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the FH22 (14MP) and A65 (24MP) and the FH22 (1/2.3") and A65 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The FH22 was revealed 22 months before the A65 making them a generation apart from each other. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH22 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the FH22 matches up vs the A65 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22 & Sony SLT-A65. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH22 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH22 offers 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) whilst the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic FH22 versus Sony A65 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the FH22 and the A65.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the FH22 and A65 is 94 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH22 and A65.

Clearly, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FH22 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A65 will deliver extra detail because of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older FH22 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.