Panasonic FH8 vs Panasonic GF8

Lets look more closely at the Panasonic FH8 vs Panasonic GF8, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both of them are designed by Panasonic. The resolution of the FH8 (16MP) and the GF8 (16MP) is fairly close but the FH8 (1/2.3") and GF8 (Four Thirds) possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH8 was launched 5 years earlier than the GF8 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the FH8 matches up versus the GF8 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH8 Gallery & Panasonic GF8 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FH8 has outside dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF8 has specifications of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing during that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the FH8 compared to the GF8.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH8 and GF8 is 96 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it's tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing just by looking through specs. The graphic below should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH8 and GF8.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor sizing. The FH8 has the smaller sensor which will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier. The older FH8 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.