Panasonic FP8 vs Panasonic GH4

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Panasonic FP8 and Panasonic GH4, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the FP8 (12MP) and GH4 (16MP) and the FP8 (1/2.3") and GH4 (Four Thirds) have different sensor size.

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The FP8 was launched 5 years earlier than the GH4 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FP8 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic GH4 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the FP8 matches up versus the GH4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FP8 Gallery and Panasonic GH4 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP8 offers external measurements of 96mm x 60mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.4" x 0.8") with a weight of 151 grams (0.33 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GH4 has proportions of 133mm x 93mm x 84mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 560 grams (1.23 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the FP8 vs the GH4.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FP8 and GH4 is 95 and 66 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to visualize the gap in sensor measurements just by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FP8 and GH4.

As you can see, each of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FP8 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Panasonic GH4 will produce more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older FP8 will be behind in sensor technology.