Panasonic FH3 vs Sony A99 II

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH3 and Sony A99 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH3 (14MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the FH3 (1/2.3") and A99 II (Full frame) posses different sensor dimensions.

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The FH3 was launched 7 years before the A99 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FH3 grades against the A99 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FH3 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH3 offers outside dimensions of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") having a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) while the Sony A99 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") and a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Check the Panasonic FH3 and Sony A99 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the FH3 against the A99 II.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the FH3 and A99 II is 94 and 57 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH3 and A99 II.

All in all, each of the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH3 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Sony A99 II will offer more detail utilizing its extra 28 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older FH3 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.