Olympus 7030 vs Panasonic FH8

Following is a thorough assessment of the Olympus 7030 and Panasonic FH8, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. The resolution of the 7030 (14MP) and the FH8 (16MP) is fairly close and both cameras posses the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The 7030 was manufactured 24 months earlier than the FH8 making them a generation away from one another. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the 7030 scores vs the FH8 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8. The entire galleries are available at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Panasonic FH8 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus 7030 has outer dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") and a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Panasonic FH8 has dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs).

Contrast the Olympus 7030 and Panasonic FH8 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the 7030 vs the FH8.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 7030 and FH8 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizes simply by viewing specs. The image here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the 7030 and FH8.

All in all, both of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Panasonic FH8 to result in extra detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged 7030 will be behind in sensor innovation.