Panasonic FH6 vs Panasonic L1

Lets look closer at the Panasonic FH6 and Panasonic L1, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR and they are both produced by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the FH6 (14MP) and L1 (7MP) and the FH6 (1/2.3") and L1 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH6 was launched 4 years after the L1 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic L1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FH6 matches up against the L1 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH6 Gallery & Panasonic L1 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FH6 provides outside measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") with a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Panasonic L1 has specifications of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the FH6 vs the L1.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the FH6 and L1 is 96 and 65 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to see the gap in sensor sizes only by seeing a spec sheet. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the FH6 and L1.

As you can see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The FH6 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more difficult and the Panasonic FH6 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more recent FH6 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.