Panasonic FH3 vs Sony HX350

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic FH3 and Sony HX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the FH3 (14MP) and HX350 (20MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FH3 was announced 8 years before the HX350 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FH3 matches up versus the HX350 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic FH3 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FH3 has exterior measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has specifications of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the FH3 compared to the HX350.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FH3 and HX350 is 94 and 62 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading specs. The visual below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH3 and HX350.

All in all, both of those cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony HX350 to offer extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots way more aggressively. The older FH3 is going to be behind in sensor tech.