Panasonic FH25 vs Panasonic FS7

Below, we are looking at the Panasonic FH25 and Panasonic FS7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are manufactured by Panasonic. There is a sizeable difference among the image resolutions of the FH25 (16MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the FH25 (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") feature totally different sensor measurements.

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The FH25 was brought out 24 months after the FS7 making the cameras a generation away from each other. Both cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH25 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the FH25 scores versus the FS7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH25 Gallery and Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH25 provides physical dimensions of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 159 grams (0.35 lbs) while the Panasonic FS7 has dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

Check the Panasonic FH25 and Panasonic FS7 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the FH25 vs the FS7.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FH25 and FS7 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions just by looking through technical specs. The pic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH25 and FS7.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The FH25 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FH25 will provide you with more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent FH25 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.