Olympus SP-100 vs Panasonic FS7

Lets look closer at the Olympus SP-100 versus Panasonic FS7, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by competitors Olympus and Panasonic. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the SP-100 (16MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the SP-100 (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The SP-100 was launched 5 years later than the FS7 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short highlight of how the SP-100 grades vs the FS7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus Stylus SP-100 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The complete galleries are viewable at Olympus SP-100 Gallery and Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Olympus SP-100 offers physical dimensions of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") along with a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs) and the Panasonic FS7 has dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Olympus SP-100 versus Panasonic FS7 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the SP-100 compared to the FS7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SP-100 and FS7 is 63 and 95 respectively.

Generally, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The graphic underneath should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SP-100 and FS7.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SP-100 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Olympus SP-100 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively. The fresher SP-100 provides a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.