Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX1

Lets look much closer at the Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Panasonic and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the FH8 (16MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the FH8 (1/2.3") and RX1 (Full frame) use totally different sensor size.

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The FH8 was manufactured 13 months earlier than the RX1 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a thorough comparison, below is a simple summation of how the FH8 scores vs the RX1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH8 Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and size. The Panasonic FH8 offers 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 Sony RX1 has specifications of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the FH8 vs the RX1.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH8 and RX1 is 96 and 79 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking specs. The graphic here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH8 and RX1.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The FH8 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX1 will give greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older FH8 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.