Panasonic FH5 vs Samsung GX-1L

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH5 versus Samsung GX-1L, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the FH5 (16MP) and GX-1L (6MP) and the FH5 (1/2.3") and GX-1L (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The FH5 was brought out 4 years later than the GX-1L and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera and the Samsung GX-1L being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the FH5 matches up vs the GX-1L with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 & Samsung GX-1L. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH5 Gallery & Samsung GX-1L Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH5 provides exterior measurements of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Samsung GX-1L has proportions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the FH5 and the GX-1L.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the FH5 and GX-1L is 96 and 69 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FH5 and GX-1L.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FH5 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Panasonic FH5 will resolve more detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more recent FH5 provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.