Kodak Z950 vs Panasonic GF7

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Kodak Z950 and Panasonic GF7, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Kodak and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the Z950 (12MP) and GF7 (16MP) and the Z950 (1/2.3") and GF7 (Four Thirds) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The Z950 was unveiled 5 years earlier than the GF7 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Kodak Z950 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a simple summary of how the Z950 matches up vs the GF7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Kodak EasyShare Z950 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF7. The full galleries are provided at Kodak Z950 Gallery & Panasonic GF7 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Kodak Z950 offers outer measurements of 110mm x 67mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") along with a weight of 243 grams (0.54 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF7 has sizing of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

Take a look at the Kodak Z950 and Panasonic GF7 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the Z950 and the GF7.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the Z950 and GF7 is 89 and 90 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to see the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The visual here might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Z950 and GF7.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Z950 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic GF7 will offer you more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older Z950 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.