Panasonic FH3 vs Sony TX5

Below, we will be reviewing the Panasonic FH3 and Sony TX5, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH3 (14MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the FH3 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") possess different sensor sizing.

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The FH3 was manufactured very close to the TX5 which means that they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH3 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FH3 grades versus the TX5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH3 Gallery and Sony TX5 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH3 has external dimensions 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 TX5 has measurements of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the FH3 vs the TX5.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH3 and TX5 is 94 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by going through specs. The image here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH3 and TX5.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH3 featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field less difficult and the Panasonic FH3 will show greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures much more aggressively.