Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic G95

Here is a in-depth review of the Olympus 7000 versus Panasonic G95, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and G95 (20.3MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and G95 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The 7000 was manufactured 11 years earlier than the G95 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G95 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the 7000 matches up vs the G95 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G95. The entire galleries are provided at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Panasonic G95 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7000 comes with external dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Panasonic G95 has proportions of 130mm x 94mm x 77mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.0") having a weight of 536 grams (1.18 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the 7000 and the G95.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and G95 is 94 and 67 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing only by researching technical specs. The visual here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7000 and G95.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 7000 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic G95 will provide you with greater detail due to its extra 8.3MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older 7000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.