Panasonic FH25 vs Samsung TL500

Let's look much closer at the Panasonic FH25 and Samsung TL500, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the FH25 (16MP) and TL500 (10MP) and the FH25 (1/2.3") and TL500 (1/1.7") feature totally different sensor size.

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The FH25 was announced 6 months after the TL500 so they are of a similar generation. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the FH25 matches up vs the TL500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 and Samsung TL500. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FH25 Gallery and Samsung TL500 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera, you have to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH25 offers physical measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Samsung TL500 has sizing of 114mm x 63mm x 29mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.1") with a weight of 386 grams (0.85 lbs).

Examine the Panasonic FH25 and Samsung TL500 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the FH25 versus the TL500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH25 and TL500 is 94 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The pic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the FH25 and TL500.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FH25 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Panasonic FH25 will show more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively.