Panasonic FH3 vs Panasonic FH8

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic FH3 and Panasonic FH8, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both are built by Panasonic. The resolution of the FH3 (14MP) and the FH8 (16MP) is pretty close and they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH3 was manufactured 24 months before the FH8 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the FH3 matches up versus the FH8 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FH3 Gallery and Panasonic FH8 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH3 has outer measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Panasonic FH8 has proportions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FH3 and Panasonic FH8 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the FH3 against the FH8.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH3 and FH8 is 94 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The graphic below might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH3 and FH8.

To sum up, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Panasonic FH8 to provide you with greater detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older FH3 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.