Panasonic FH27 vs Panasonic ZS1

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH27 vs Panasonic ZS1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FH27 (16MP) and ZS1 (10MP) and the FH27 (1/2.3") and ZS1 (1/2.5") have different sensor size.

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The FH27 was unveiled 21 months later than the ZS1 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise view of how the FH27 grades against the ZS1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FH27 Gallery & Panasonic ZS1 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH27 provides exterior dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS1 has dimensions of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 229 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the FH27 versus the ZS1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH27 and ZS1 is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specs. The visual below will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH27 and ZS1.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FH27 using its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Panasonic FH27 will deliver extra detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The fresher FH27 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.