Panasonic FH27 vs Panasonic FS7

The following is a extended review of the Panasonic FH27 versus Panasonic FS7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the FH27 (16MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the FH27 (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FH27 was released 24 months after the FS7 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH27 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the FH27 matches up vs the FS7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The complete galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH27 Gallery and Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera often, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH27 offers outer measurements of 99mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 152 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Panasonic FS7 has dimensions of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

See the Panasonic FH27 versus Panasonic FS7 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FH27 compared to the FS7.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH27 and FS7 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to envision the difference in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The picture here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the FH27 and FS7.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH27 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Panasonic FH27 will result in more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher FH27 will have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.