Canon 7D vs Panasonic FX78

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon 7D and Panasonic FX78, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the 7D (18MP) and FX78 (12MP) and the 7D (APS-C) and FX78 (1/2.3") boast different sensor size.

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The 7D was brought out 14 months before the FX78 making them a generation away from each other. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon 7D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FX78 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 7D scores versus the FX78 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 7D & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78. The entire galleries are available at Canon 7D Gallery & Panasonic FX78 Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon 7D provides external dimensions of 148mm x 111mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") having a weight of 860 grams (1.90 lbs) while the Panasonic FX78 has measurements of 100mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the 7D against the FX78.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 7D and FX78 is 56 and 95 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7D and FX78.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 7D due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon 7D will provide you with greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged 7D will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.