Olympus 7030 vs Panasonic FS7

Following is a complete assessment of the Olympus 7030 versus Panasonic FS7, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the 7030 (14MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the 7030 (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The 7030 was introduced 12 months after the FS7 and they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus 7030 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the 7030 grades versus the FS7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus 7030 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The whole galleries are available at Olympus 7030 Gallery & Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

When you are looking to carry around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Olympus 7030 comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FS7 has proportions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the 7030 versus the FS7.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 7030 and FS7 is 95 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by seeing specifications. The image underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 7030 and FS7.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The 7030 having a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Olympus 7030 will provide extra detail using its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more recent 7030 should have a benefit in sensor innovation.