Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic GF3

Let's look a little more in depth at the Olympus 7000 and Panasonic GF3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. The image resolution of the 7000 (12MP) and the GF3 (12MP) is very close but the 7000 (1/2.3") and GF3 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor size.

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The 7000 was manufactured 3 years prior to the GF3 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GF3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the 7000 matches up vs the GF3 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Panasonic GF3 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 provides external measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF3 has dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 32mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 264 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the 7000 against the GF3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and GF3 is 94 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing simply by viewing specs. The graphic below might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the 7000 and GF3.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses the exact same megapixel count but not the same sensor sizing. The 7000 comes with the smaller sensor which should make obtaining bokeh tougher. The older 7000 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.