Olympus XZ-10 vs Panasonic G7

Let's look a bit more closely at the Olympus XZ-10 vs Panasonic G7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the XZ-10 (12MP) and G7 (16MP) and the XZ-10 (1/2.3") and G7 (Four Thirds) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The XZ-10 was introduced 3 years before the G7 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Olympus XZ-10 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the XZ-10 matches up vs the G7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus Stylus XZ-10 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7. The whole galleries are viewable at Olympus XZ-10 Gallery and Panasonic G7 Gallery.

For those who are planning to travel with your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Olympus XZ-10 has got outer dimensions of 102mm x 61mm x 34mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Panasonic G7 has measurements of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the XZ-10 vs the G7.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XZ-10 and G7 is 91 and 71 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions simply by checking specifications. The pic here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XZ-10 and G7.

To sum up, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The XZ-10 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Panasonic G7 will resolve extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged XZ-10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.