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Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II

Portability
94
Imaging
39
Features
34
Overall
37
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 front
 
Sony Alpha A99 II front
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
92
Overall
83

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Key Specs

Panasonic FH27
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.3-5.9) lens
  • 152g - 99 x 57 x 28mm
  • Announced January 2011
Sony A99 II
(Full Review)
  • 42MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Push to 102400)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • No Anti-Alias Filter
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 849g - 143 x 104 x 76mm
  • Released September 2016
  • Previous Model is Sony A99
Photography Glossary

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Overview

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the FH27 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the FH27 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The FH27 was announced 6 years prior to the A99 II which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the FH27 grades against the A99 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH27 over the Sony A99 II

 FH27 A99 II 
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick Sony A99 II over the Panasonic FH27

 A99 II FH27 
ReleasedSeptember 2016January 2011Newer by 69 months
Manually focus Very precise focus
Screen typeFully articulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Screen resolution1229k230kSharper screen (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Panasonic FH27 and Sony A99 II

 FH27 A99 II 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen measurement

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Physical Comparison

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH27 enjoys physical measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony A99 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FH27 vs the A99 II.

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH27 and A99 II is 94 and 57 respectively.

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading technical specs. The image here may offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH27 and A99 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH27 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A99 II will offer you greater detail with its extra 26 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged FH27 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic FH27 as a Portrait photography camera
Sony A99 II as a Portrait photography camera
34
good resolution (16MP)
comes with face detection focus
lack of manual focus
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
86
manual focus
excellent megapixels (42 megapixels)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
offers face detection focusing
delivers RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH27 as a Street photography camera
Sony A99 II as a Street photography camera
63
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with touch focus
screen does not articulate
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
76
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
delivers RAW formats
weather sealing
above average ISO range (25,600)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH27 Sports photography details
Sony A99 II Sports photography details
40
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16MP)
comes with tracking autofocus
slow fps (4.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
82
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
excellent megapixels (42MP)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
offers tracking autofocus
weather sealing
has phase detect AF
bad battery life (490 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH27 as a Travel photography camera
Sony A99 II as a Travel photography camera
68
comes with touch focus
good resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (28mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
70
weather sealing
connects via bluetooth
excellent megapixels (42 megapixels)
display is selfie friendly
bad battery life (490 per charge)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH27 Landscape photography highlights
Sony A99 II Landscape photography highlights
43
quite wide (28mm)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good resolution (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
lack of manual exposure
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
does not have Time Lapse mode
82
manual focus
change lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
screen size is decent (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
excellent megapixels (42 megapixels)
sensor size is great (Full frame)
no anti-alias filter
above average ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW formats
weather sealing
two card slots
bad battery life (490 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH27 Vlogging information
Sony A99 II Vlogging information
32
quite wide (28mm)
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
slow maximum aperture (f3.3)
doesn't posses selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
does not have external mic socket
78
display is selfie friendly
image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
offers face detection focusing
high quality video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
has external mic socket
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Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A99 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH27 and Sony A99 II
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27Sony Alpha A99 II
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 Sony Alpha A99 II
Category Small Sensor Compact Advanced DSLR
Announced 2011-01-05 2016-09-19
Physical type Compact Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine VI Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" Full frame
Sensor dimensions 6.08 x 4.56mm 35.9 x 24mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 861.6mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 42MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio - 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4608 x 3456 7952 x 5304
Maximum native ISO 6400 25600
Maximum enhanced ISO - 102400
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW photos
Lowest enhanced ISO - 50
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 11 399
Cross type focus points - 79
Lens
Lens support fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) -
Highest aperture f/3.3-5.9 -
Macro focusing range 5cm -
Number of lenses - 143
Crop factor 5.9 1
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fully articulated
Screen diagonal 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen technology TFT Touch Screen LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.78x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 60s 30s
Fastest shutter speed 1/1600s 1/8000s
Continuous shutter rate 4.0 frames/s 12.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 5.80 m no built-in flash
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction Off, auto, fill, slow sync, redeye reduction, rear sync, high-speed sync, wireless
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Fastest flash synchronize - 1/250s
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) -
Maximum video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 152g (0.34 lb) 849g (1.87 lb)
Physical dimensions 99 x 57 x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") 143 x 104 x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 92
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 25.4
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 13.4
DXO Low light rating not tested 2317
Other
Battery life 250 photos 490 photos
Form of battery Battery Pack NP-FM500H lithium-ion battery & charger
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2, 5, 10 secs)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC/MS Duo slots
Card slots One 2
Launch price $229 $3,198