Panasonic FH8 vs Panasonic LX10

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic FH8 and Panasonic LX10, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Panasonic. The image resolution of the FH8 (16MP) and the LX10 (20MP) is very well matched but the FH8 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The FH8 was launched 5 years prior to the LX10 and that is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving through a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the FH8 matches up against the LX10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX10. The complete galleries are available at Panasonic FH8 Gallery and Panasonic LX10 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH8 has got physical dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX10 has dimensions of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

Look at the Panasonic FH8 and Panasonic LX10 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the FH8 and the LX10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH8 and LX10 is 96 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specs. The visual underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH8 and LX10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH8 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Panasonic LX10 will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The older FH8 is going to be behind in sensor tech.