Panasonic ZS200 vs Panasonic GF7

Let's look more closely at the Panasonic ZS200 versus Panasonic GF7, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are designed by Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the ZS200 (20MP) and GF7 (16MP) and the ZS200 (1") and GF7 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The ZS200 was manufactured 3 years after the GF7 which is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic ZS200 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Panasonic GF7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a quick summary of how the ZS200 scores against the GF7 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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If you are aiming to carry around your camera often, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic ZS200 has got outer dimensions of 111mm x 66mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GF7 has dimensions of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") with a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the ZS200 against the GF7.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the ZS200 and GF7 is 86 and 90 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor sizes merely by reading through specs. The picture here might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the ZS200 and GF7.

All in all, both the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The ZS200 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Panasonic ZS200 will give you extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more modern ZS200 is going to have an edge with regard to sensor tech.