Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic GX1

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic GX1, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and GX1 (16MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and GX1 (Four Thirds) come with totally different sensor sizes.

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The 7000 was manufactured 4 years before the GX1 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the 7000 matches up against the GX1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus Stylus 7000 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 7000 Gallery and Panasonic GX1 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7000 has got external dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Panasonic GX1 has dimensions of 116mm x 68mm x 39mm (4.6" x 2.7" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 318 grams (0.70 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the 7000 and the GX1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7000 and GX1 is 94 and 87 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7000 and GX1.

As you can see, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 7000 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic GX1 will provide greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older 7000 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.