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Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99

Portability
94
Imaging
39
Features
26
Overall
33
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 front
 
Sony SLT-A99 front
Portability
57
Imaging
70
Features
88
Overall
77

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Key Specs

Panasonic FH25
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 159g - 99 x 57 x 28mm
  • Announced January 2011
  • Alternate Name is Lumix DMC-FS35
Sony A99
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 812g - 147 x 111 x 78mm
  • Announced December 2012
  • Previous Model is Sony A900
  • Successor is Sony A99 II
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Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Overview

Here, we are reviewing the Panasonic FH25 and Sony A99, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the FH25 (16MP) and A99 (24MP) and the FH25 (1/2.3") and A99 (Full frame) offer different sensor measurements.

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The FH25 was manufactured 23 months prior to the A99 making them a generation away from one another. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FH25 matches up versus the A99 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH25 over the Sony A99

 FH25 A99 

Reasons to pick Sony A99 over the Panasonic FH25

 A99 FH25 
AnnouncedDecember 2012January 2011Newer by 23 months
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display size3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1229k230kClearer display (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Panasonic FH25 and Sony A99

 FH25 A99 
Touch display Neither includes Touch display

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Physical Comparison

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH25 features outside dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Sony A99 has dimensions of 147mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1") having a weight of 812 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the FH25 compared to the A99.

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH25 and A99 is 94 and 57 respectively.

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions only by looking at technical specs. The image underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the FH25 and A99.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FH25 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A99 will give more detail due to its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged FH25 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH25 Portrait photography advice
Sony A99 Portrait photography advice
34
good MP (16MP)
offers face detection focusing
no manual focus
no manual control
external flash not possible
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW support
82
manual focus
decent megapixels (24MP)
large sensor size (Full frame)
includes face detect autofocus
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH25 Street photography information
Sony A99 Street photography information
57
image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW support
75
screen articulates
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
large sensor size (Full frame)
supports RAW formats
environment proof
great ISO range (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH25 Sports photography info
Sony A99 Sports photography info
40
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
very slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no phase detect AF
78
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (24MP)
large sensor size (Full frame)
includes tracking focus
environment proof
supports phase detect autofocus
low battery pack (500 CIPA)
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH25 Travel photography details
Sony A99 Travel photography details
65
good MP (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (28mm)
lack of Timelapse mode
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
60
environment proof
decent megapixels (24 megapixels)
selfie friendly display
no Timelapse recording
low battery pack (500 CIPA)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH25 Landscape photography information
Sony A99 Landscape photography information
38
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16 megapixels)
no manual focus
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
small screen (2.7 inch)
no manual control
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
no RAW support
lack of Timelapse mode
75
manual focus
change lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent megapixels (24MP)
large sensor size (Full frame)
great ISO range (25,600)
supports RAW formats
environment proof
2 card slots
low battery pack (500 shots)
no Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH25 Vlogging details
Sony A99 Vlogging details
31
relatively wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
sluggish max aperture (f3.3)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone support
76
selfie friendly display
built in image stabilization (Sensor based)
includes face detect autofocus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with microphone support
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Panasonic FH25 vs Sony A99 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH25 and Sony A99
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25Sony SLT-A99
General Information
Company Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 Sony SLT-A99
Also called as Lumix DMC-FS35 -
Type Small Sensor Compact Advanced DSLR
Announced 2011-01-05 2012-12-12
Physical type Compact Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Venus Engine VI Bionz
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Full frame
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 35.8 x 23.8mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 852.0mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 24MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 6400 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 11 19
Cross type focus points - 11
Lens
Lens support fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) -
Max aperture f/3.3-5.9 -
Macro focusing distance 5cm -
Available lenses - 143
Focal length multiplier 5.9 1
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fully Articulated
Screen size 2.7 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 230k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Screen tech TFT Screen LCD TFT Xtra Fine color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.71x
Features
Min shutter speed 60s 30s
Max shutter speed 1/1600s 1/8000s
Continuous shutter rate 4.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 5.80 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/250s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720p (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 24 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 159 grams (0.35 pounds) 812 grams (1.79 pounds)
Physical dimensions 99 x 57 x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") 147 x 111 x 78mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 3.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 89
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 25.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 14.0
DXO Low light rating not tested 1555
Other
Battery life 250 photographs 500 photographs
Battery style Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-FM500H
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal Memory Stick PRO Duo/Pro-HG Duo; SD, SDHC and SDXC
Card slots Single Two
Launch price $180 $1,998