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Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7

Portability
86
Imaging
54
Features
66
Overall
58
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 front
Portability
95
Imaging
39
Features
32
Overall
36

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Key Specs

Panasonic ZS200
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Push to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-360mm (F3.3-6.4) lens
  • 340g - 111 x 66 x 45mm
  • Released February 2018
  • Also referred to as Lumix DC-TZ200
  • Replaced the Panasonic ZS100
Panasonic FP7
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 35-140mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 147g - 101 x 59 x 18mm
  • Introduced January 2011
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Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Panasonic ZS200 versus Panasonic FP7, one is a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are created by Panasonic. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and FP7 (16MP) and the ZS200 (1") and FP7 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor size.

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The ZS200 was introduced 7 years after the FP7 which is quite a significant gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a concise summation of how the ZS200 scores vs the FP7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic ZS200 over the Panasonic FP7

 ZS200 FP7 
IntroducedFebruary 2018January 2011More modern by 87 months
Manually focus More accurate focus
Screen resolution1240k230kClearer screen (+1010k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic FP7 over the Panasonic ZS200

 FP7 ZS200 
Screen dimensions3.5"3"Bigger screen (+0.5")

Common features in the Panasonic ZS200 and Panasonic FP7

 ZS200 FP7 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Physical Comparison

When you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS200 comes with exterior measurements of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) while the Panasonic FP7 has dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic ZS200 versus Panasonic FP7 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the ZS200 vs the FP7.

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the ZS200 and FP7 is 86 and 95 respectively.

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes only by checking a spec sheet. The image below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the ZS200 and FP7.

Clearly, each of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The ZS200 with its bigger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Panasonic ZS200 will give you extra detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The newer ZS200 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 sensor size comparison

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Panasonic ZS200 as a Portrait photography camera
Panasonic FP7 as a Portrait photography camera
65
has manual focus
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
provides face detection focus
exports RAW formats
no external flash support
34
good MP (16MP)
offers face detect focus
lack of manual focus
no manual mode
no external flash support
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Panasonic ZS200 Street photography details
Panasonic FP7 Street photography details
77
image stabilization (Optical)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
features touch to focus
no moving screen
60
image stabilization (Optical)
offers touch to focus
fixed screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
more heavy than competition in class (147 grams)
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Sports Comparison

Panasonic ZS200 Sports photography highlights
Panasonic FP7 Sports photography highlights
70
great zoom range (24-360mm 15.0 x zoom)
quiet mode (1/16,000 seconds)
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20MP)
sensor size is decent (1")
provides tracking autofocus
good battery power (370 per charge)
lacks phase detect auto focus
44
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16 megapixels)
offers tracking focus
better than average battery power (240 shots)
max frames per second very slow (4.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic ZS200 Travel photography information
Panasonic FP7 Travel photography information
76
good battery power (370 CIPA)
has bluetooth
features touch to focus
resolution is good (20MP)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
great reach (360mm)
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.3)
63
better than average battery power (240 per charge)
offers touch to focus
good MP (16MP)
built-in flash
doesn't have Timelapse function
more heavy than competition in class (147 grams)
display isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not great (35mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic ZS200 Landscape photography info
Panasonic FP7 Landscape photography info
70
has manual focus
decently wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (1")
exports RAW formats
good battery power (370 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
41
very good size screen (3.5 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
good MP (16 megapixels)
better than average battery power (240 shots)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (35mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
no manual mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic ZS200 Vlogging factors
Panasonic FP7 Vlogging factors
35
decently wide (24mm)
touchscreen functionality
image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
video res high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
slow max aperture (f3.3)
display is not selfie friendly
lack of external microphone jack
29
touchscreen enabled
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focus
wide angle not great (35mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have microphone port
more heavy than competition in class (147g)
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Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic FP7 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic ZS200 and Panasonic FP7
 Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7
General Information
Company Panasonic Panasonic
Model Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS200 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7
Also referred to as Lumix DC-TZ200 -
Category Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Released 2018-02-13 2011-01-05
Body design Large Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Venus Engine Venus Engine IV
Sensor type MOS CCD
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 13.2 x 8.8mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 116.2mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 5472 x 3648 4608 x 3456
Max native ISO 12800 6400
Max boosted ISO 25600 -
Minimum native ISO 125 100
RAW support
Minimum boosted ISO 80 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect AF
Contract detect AF
Phase detect AF
Number of focus points 49 11
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-360mm (15.0x) 35-140mm (4.0x)
Maximal aperture f/3.3-6.4 f/3.5-5.9
Macro focus range 5cm 10cm
Focal length multiplier 2.7 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3" 3.5"
Display resolution 1,240k dot 230k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech - TFT Touch Screen LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,330k dot -
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent -
Viewfinder magnification 0.53x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Highest quiet shutter speed 1/16000 secs -
Continuous shooting speed 10.0 frames/s 4.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 6.80 m (at Auto ISO) 4.90 m
Flash settings Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB Yes USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 340 gr (0.75 lb) 147 gr (0.32 lb)
Physical dimensions 111 x 66 x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") 101 x 59 x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 370 images 240 images
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots @ 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible) SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $800 $227