Panasonic FH27 vs Sony NEX-F3

Lets look a little more in depth at the Panasonic FH27 vs Sony NEX-F3, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the FH27 (16MP) and the NEX-F3 (16MP) is fairly close but the FH27 (1/2.3") and NEX-F3 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The FH27 was introduced 19 months before the NEX-F3 making them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick overview of how the FH27 matches up against the NEX-F3 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 & Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH27 Gallery & Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic FH27 comes with exterior dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Sony NEX-F3 has specifications of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the FH27 compared to the NEX-F3.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH27 and NEX-F3 is 94 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by viewing a spec sheet. The image here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH27 and NEX-F3.

Clearly, both of the cameras come with the identical megapixels but different sensor sizes. The FH27 features the smaller sensor which should make obtaining shallow DOF more challenging. The more aged FH27 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.