Panasonic S1H vs Panasonic ZS7

In this article, we will be reviewing the Panasonic S1H vs Panasonic ZS7, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are built by Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the S1H (24MP) and ZS7 (12MP) and the S1H (Full frame) and ZS7 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The S1H was introduced 8 years later than the ZS7 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic S1H being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic ZS7 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short overview of how the S1H scores vs the ZS7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-S1H and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7. The whole galleries are provided at Panasonic S1H Gallery and Panasonic ZS7 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Panasonic S1H offers outside dimensions of 151mm x 114mm x 110mm (5.9" x 4.5" x 4.3") with a weight of 1052 grams (2.32 lbs) while the Panasonic ZS7 has specifications of 103mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 218 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the S1H versus the ZS7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S1H and ZS7 is 52 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor measurements purely by researching specs. The visual below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S1H and ZS7.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S1H having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic S1H will result in extra detail using its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The younger S1H should have an edge in sensor tech.