Panasonic FH3 vs Sony RX10 II

Below, we are matching up the Panasonic FH3 versus Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the FH3 (14MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the FH3 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") possess different sensor sizes.

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The FH3 was brought out 6 years prior to the RX10 II and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FH3 grades vs the RX10 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FH3 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH3 features external measurements of 98mm x 55mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 165 grams (0.36 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the FH3 compared to the RX10 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH3 and RX10 II is 94 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The photograph here should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH3 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FH3 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX10 II will resolve more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older FH3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.