Canon EOS Rebel T8i vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS Rebel T8i and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS Rebel T8i was introduced in February 2020 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 was introduced in January 2011. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS Rebel T8i over Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 over Canon EOS Rebel T8i.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 1,040k dot resolution and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 has a 2.70" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Canon EOS Rebel T8i selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Canon EOS Rebel T8i also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Canon EOS Rebel T8i

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.82x (0.51x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25.

Canon EOS Rebel T8i features a 24.1 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 22.3 x 14.9 mm and a total area of 332.3 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 25,600 and expands to 100 - 51,200 in boosted mode. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 features a 16.1 megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.08 x 4.56 mm and a total area of 20.8 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400.

Canon EOS Rebel T8i is equipped with DIGIC 8 processor and can take pictures up to 6000 x 4000 resolution. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 is equipped with Venus Engine VI processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 3456, 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3648 x 2736, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 640 x 480 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 has an image stabilization.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Canon EOS Rebel T8i

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has a built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Canon EOS Rebel T8i

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS Rebel T8i comes with LP-E17 battery pack with battery life of 800 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T8i, and up to 1/1600 sec on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. Canon EOS Rebel T8i can shoot continuously up to 7.5 fps. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 can shoot continuously up to 4.4 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS Rebel T8i has Dual Pixel CMOS AF system with 45 (45 cross-type) focusing points and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 has 11 focusing points. Canon EOS Rebel T8i has detection range from -3 to +18 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Canon EOS Rebel T8i ranges from -2 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±3 EV range on Canon EOS Rebel T8i and ±2 range on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS Rebel T8i and exposure bracketing on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 4.00 m (with Auto ISO) on Canon EOS Rebel T8i and 5.80 m on Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25. Canon EOS Rebel T8i also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T8i.

Canon EOS Rebel T8i body has dimensions of 131 x 103 x 76 mm (5.16 x 4.06 x 2.99") and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 body has dimensions of 99 x 57 x 28 mm (3.9 x 2.24 x 1.1"). Canon EOS Rebel T8i weighs 515 g (1.14 lb / 18.17 oz) and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 weighs 159 g (0.35 lb / 5.61 oz).

Canon EOS Rebel T8i

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

131 mm

103 mm

99 mm

57 mm

103 mm

57 mm

76 mm

28 mm