Panasonic GH2 vs Sony H20

The following is a complete overview of the Panasonic GH2 vs Sony H20, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the GH2 (16MP) and H20 (10MP) and the GH2 (Four Thirds) and H20 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The GH2 was announced 23 months after the H20 making them a generation away from each other. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony H20 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the GH2 matches up vs the H20 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GH2 Gallery & Sony H20 Gallery.

In case you're going to travel with your camera often, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic GH2 has got outer measurements of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Sony H20 has sizing of 107mm x 69mm x 47mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Contrast the Panasonic GH2 vs Sony H20 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the GH2 against the H20.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the GH2 and H20 is 70 and 87 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions purely by checking specifications. The image here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the GH2 and H20.

Plainly, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The GH2 with its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GH2 will give you extra detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The more recent GH2 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.