Olympus 7000 vs Panasonic LX10

Below is a extensive review of the Olympus 7000 and Panasonic LX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Olympus and Panasonic. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the 7000 (12MP) and LX10 (20MP) and the 7000 (1/2.3") and LX10 (1") have different sensor measurements.

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The 7000 was announced 8 years prior to the LX10 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus 7000 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic LX10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the 7000 matches up vs the LX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Olympus 7000 provides physical dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 172 grams (0.38 lbs) and the Panasonic LX10 has measurements of 106mm x 60mm x 42mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.7") and a weight of 310 grams (0.68 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the 7000 versus the LX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the 7000 and LX10 is 94 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by looking through specifications. The graphic here may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7000 and LX10.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 7000 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Panasonic LX10 will result in more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older 7000 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.