Panasonic FH5 vs Samsung NX3000

Lets look a bit more closely at the Panasonic FH5 vs Samsung NX3000, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Samsung. The resolution of the FH5 (16MP) and the NX3000 (20MP) is pretty well matched but the FH5 (1/2.3") and NX3000 (APS-C) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH5 was launched 4 years before the NX3000 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH5 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX3000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FH5 grades against the NX3000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 & Samsung NX3000. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH5 Gallery & Samsung NX3000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FH5 has outside dimensions of 94mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Samsung NX3000 has proportions of 117mm x 66mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose at that time. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the FH5 compared to the NX3000.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FH5 and NX3000 is 96 and 89 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at specifications. The visual below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH5 and NX3000.

To sum up, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH5 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Samsung NX3000 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older FH5 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.