Panasonic FH7 vs Panasonic FZ300

Let's look more in depth at the Panasonic FH7 versus Panasonic FZ300, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Panasonic. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and FZ300 (12MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH7 was brought out 4 years prior to the FZ300 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple summary of how the FH7 scores vs the FZ300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Panasonic FZ300 Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH7 comes with external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ300 has dimensions of 132mm x 92mm x 117mm (5.2" x 3.6" x 4.6") accompanied by a weight of 691 grams (1.52 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the FH7 vs the FZ300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the FH7 and FZ300 is 96 and 59 respectively.

Usually, it can be hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizes simply by researching technical specs. The pic below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the FH7 and FZ300.

As you can tell, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Panasonic FH7 to render more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FH7 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.