Panasonic FH27 vs Sony A68

Following is a detailed review of the Panasonic FH27 and Sony A68, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the FH27 (16MP) and A68 (24MP) and the FH27 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The FH27 was released 5 years earlier than the A68 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the FH27 matches up vs the A68 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 & Sony SLT-A68. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH27 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH27 offers 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 Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH27 and Sony A68 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the FH27 compared to the A68.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FH27 and A68 is 94 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is tough to imagine the contrast in sensor sizes only by researching specs. The image underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH27 and A68.

All in all, each of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FH27 because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A68 will render more detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FH27 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.