Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic GH3

Let's take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FX580 vs Panasonic GH3, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless and they are both built by Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the FX580 (12MP) and GH3 (16MP) and the FX580 (1/2.3") and GH3 (Four Thirds) possess different sensor sizing.

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The FX580 was unveiled 4 years earlier than the GH3 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FX580 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH3 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the FX580 grades against the GH3 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FX580 Gallery & Panasonic GH3 Gallery.

If you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FX580 provides outer dimensions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 167 grams (0.37 lbs) while the Panasonic GH3 has specifications of 133mm x 93mm x 82mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view size comparison of the FX580 compared to the GH3.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FX580 and GH3 is 95 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by reviewing technical specs. The image here might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the FX580 and GH3.

As you can tell, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FX580 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic GH3 will offer greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FX580 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.