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Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV

Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
32
Overall
36
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV front
Portability
89
Imaging
52
Features
79
Overall
62

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Key Specs

Panasonic FH8
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.5-6.4) lens
  • 123g - 96 x 57 x 19mm
  • Launched January 2012
Sony RX100 IV
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-70mm (F1.8-2.8) lens
  • 298g - 102 x 58 x 41mm
  • Revealed June 2015
  • Old Model is Sony RX100 III
  • Newer Model is Sony RX100 V
Photography Glossary

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Overview

Here, we will be analyzing the Panasonic FH8 and Sony RX100 IV, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. The sensor resolution of the FH8 (16MP) and the RX100 IV (20MP) is relatively similar but the FH8 (1/2.3") and RX100 IV (1") have totally different sensor sizing.

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The FH8 was manufactured 4 years prior to the RX100 IV which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 IV being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving right into a in-depth comparison, here is a quick view of how the FH8 scores versus the RX100 IV with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH8 over the Sony RX100 IV

 FH8 RX100 IV 

Reasons to pick Sony RX100 IV over the Panasonic FH8

 RX100 IV FH8 
RevealedJune 2015January 2012More modern by 41 months
Manual focus Very accurate focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kCrisper screen (+999k dot)
Selfie screen Take selfies

Common features in the Panasonic FH8 and Sony RX100 IV

 FH8 RX100 IV 
Screen size3"3"Same screen measurement
Touch screen Neither provides Touch screen

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Physical Comparison

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and size. The Panasonic FH8 provides outside measurements of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony RX100 IV has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 298 grams (0.66 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FH8 and Sony RX100 IV in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the FH8 vs the RX100 IV.

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH8 and RX100 IV is 96 and 89 respectively.

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizes simply by reading technical specs. The picture here may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the FH8 and RX100 IV.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The FH8 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony RX100 IV will offer greater detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FH8 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic FH8
Portrait photography with Sony RX100 IV
34
megapixel count good (16MP)
supports face detection autofocus
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
no external flash support
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
65
you can focus manually
high flash sync (1/2,000 seconds)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
features face detect autofocus
supports RAW files
no external flash support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH8 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Street photography camera
63
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than competition (123g)
no articulating screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
85
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW files
lighter than average (298 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic FH8 as a Sports photography camera
Sony RX100 IV as a Sports photography camera
40
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16MP)
supports tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
68
silent shutter (1/32,000s)
fast shooting (16.0 fps)
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
features tracking focus
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH8 Travel photography highlights
Sony RX100 IV Travel photography highlights
69
lighter than competition (123 grams)
megapixel count good (16MP)
flash built-in
decently wide (24mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
does not contain selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
86
lighter than average (298g)
sensor resolution is decent (20MP)
has built in flash
display is selfie friendly
rather wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH8 Landscape photography details
Sony RX100 IV Landscape photography details
43
decently wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count good (16MP)
manual focus not available
can't switch lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
no manual exposure
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse mode
74
you can focus manually
rather wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
screen size is decent (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
sensor resolution is decent (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
supports RAW files
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH8 Vlogging info
Sony RX100 IV Vlogging info
33
decently wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
supports face detection autofocus
lighter than competition (123 grams)
sluggish max aperture (f2.5)
does not contain selfie friendly display
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have external mic jack
81
rather wide (24mm)
great maximum aperture (f1.8)
display is selfie friendly
has image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect autofocus
high res video (3840 x 2160 pixels)
lighter than average (298g)
missing microphone support
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Panasonic FH8 vs Sony RX100 IV Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH8 and Sony RX100 IV
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
General Information
Company Panasonic Sony
Model Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV
Category Small Sensor Compact Large Sensor Compact
Launched 2012-01-09 2015-06-10
Physical type Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 27.7mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 20MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 6400 12800
Max enhanced ISO - 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Lowest enhanced ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Continuous AF
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points 23 25
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 24-70mm (2.9x)
Max aperture f/2.5-6.4 f/1.8-2.8
Macro focus distance 4cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.9 2.7
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 230k dots 1,229k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Screen tech TFT Color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.59x
Features
Min shutter speed 8 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/1600 seconds 1/2000 seconds
Max silent shutter speed - 1/32000 seconds
Continuous shutter rate 1.0fps 16.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 5.60 m -
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction -
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize - 1/2000 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p/60i/24p), 1280 x 720 (60p/30p/24p/120p), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video file format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 123 grams (0.27 lb) 298 grams (0.66 lb)
Physical dimensions 96 x 57 x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") 102 x 58 x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 562
Other
Battery life 260 photographs 280 photographs
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse feature With downloadable app
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Price at release $149 $898