Panasonic FP8 vs Panasonic GH2

Its time to look much closer at the Panasonic FP8 vs Panasonic GH2, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are offered by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and GH2 (16MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and GH2 (Four Thirds) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The FP8 was manufactured 20 months prior to the GH2 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a thorough comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FP8 scores vs the GH2 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FP8 Gallery & Panasonic GH2 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP8 enjoys exterior dimensions of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) while the Panasonic GH2 has proportions of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") having a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the FP8 versus the GH2.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FP8 and GH2 is 95 and 70 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to see the gap in sensor sizing simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual below should offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP8 and GH2.

As you can see, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The FP8 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic GH2 will provide extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images much more aggressively. The older FP8 will be behind in sensor tech.