Panasonic FH7 vs Panasonic FZ80

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic FH7 and Panasonic FZ80, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Panasonic. The image resolution of the FH7 (16MP) and the FZ80 (18MP) is fairly well matched and both cameras boast the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The FH7 was revealed 6 years earlier than the FZ80 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the FH7 scores vs the FZ80 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Panasonic FZ80 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to travel with your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Panasonic FH7 provides exterior measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ80 has specifications of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") having a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view measurements comparison of the FH7 vs the FZ80.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the FH7 and FZ80 is 96 and 63 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The pic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH7 and FZ80.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You can anticipate the Panasonic FZ80 to give you more detail because of its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged FH7 is going to be behind in sensor tech.