Panasonic DMC-FH5 vs Pentax P70

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH5

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Significantly better macro capability

5 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Smaller

94x53x18 mm

97x54x22 mm

Around 20% smaller

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Much longer exposures

60s

15x longer exposures

Much faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

More than 10% thinner

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the Panasonic DMC-FH5

Advantages of the Pentax P70

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the P70's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

1,600 ISO

The P70's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

155 g

165 g

Around 10% lighter

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the Pentax P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

59	vs	60
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Pentax Optio P70

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

DMC-FH5:	94x53x18 mm
P70:	97x54x22 mm

Slow max shutter speed

DMC-FH5:	1/1600s
P70:	1/1000s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

DMC-FH5:	720p @ 30fps
P70:	720p

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Poor zoom

DMC-FH5:	4x
P70:	3.9x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH5

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Optio P70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

More zoom

Lighter

Significantly larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH25 vs the Lumix DMC-FH5

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH2 vs the Lumix DMC-FH5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Compact

$130

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

Slightly larger

Lower true resolution

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH6 vs the Lumix DMC-FH5

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly worse macro capability

Worse image stabilization

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Lumix DMC-FH5

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix P90 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix P50

Digicam

Significantly better macro capability

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P50 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Optio P70

Olympus PEN E-P1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$184 body only

$375 with 17mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Much larger

Compare the PEN E-P1 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly more zoom

Much larger

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the Optio P70

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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FH5
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Pentax Optio
P70

Pentax Optio P70

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH5

Advantages of the Pentax P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Pentax Optio P70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P50

Nikon Coolpix L120

Olympus PEN E-P1

Nikon Coolpix S8200

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Pentax Optio P70

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH5

Advantages of the Pentax P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Pentax Optio P70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P50

Nikon Coolpix L120

Olympus PEN E-P1

Nikon Coolpix S8200

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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FH5
vs
Pentax Optio
P70