Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic GH2

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 7000 and Panasonic GH2, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and GH2 (16MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and GH2 (Four Thirds) offer different sensor measurements.

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The 7000 was released 3 years prior to the GH2 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GH2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the 7000 matches up vs the GH2 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus 7000 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus 7000 Gallery & Panasonic GH2 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus 7000 has got physical measurements of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Panasonic GH2 has sizing of 124mm x 90mm x 76mm (4.9" x 3.5" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the 7000 against the GH2.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 7000 and GH2 is 94 and 70 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 7000 and GH2.

As you have seen, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7000 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Panasonic GH2 will produce extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older 7000 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.