Fujifilm SL300 vs Panasonic FS7

On this page, we will be evaluating the Fujifilm SL300 and Panasonic FS7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm SL300 (14MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the Fujifilm SL300 (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") boast different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm SL300 was unveiled 3 years after the FS7 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm SL300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the Fujifilm SL300 grades against the FS7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix SL300 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The full galleries are available at Fujifilm SL300 Gallery & Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm SL300 comes with physical dimensions of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") accompanied by a weight of 510 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FS7 has sizing of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm SL300 compared to the FS7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm SL300 and FS7 is 67 and 95 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to picture the gap in sensor sizes merely by seeing specs. The pic here should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm SL300 and FS7.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm SL300 having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Fujifilm SL300 will provide extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent Fujifilm SL300 should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.