Panasonic FH27 vs Samsung NX500

Below is a extensive assessment of the Panasonic FH27 vs Samsung NX500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH27 (16MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the FH27 (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The FH27 was introduced 5 years before the NX500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the FH27 matches up vs the NX500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 & Samsung NX500. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FH27 Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH27 has got outer dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Samsung NX500 has proportions of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FH27 vs the NX500.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH27 and NX500 is 94 and 87 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing specifications. The graphic here will give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH27 and NX500.

Plainly, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH27 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Samsung NX500 will render greater detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older FH27 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.