Panasonic FH7 vs Pentax Efina

Lets take a closer look at the Panasonic FH7 vs Pentax Efina, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Panasonic and Pentax. The sensor resolution of the FH7 (16MP) and the Efina (14MP) is pretty well matched and both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The FH7 was announced 21 months earlier than the Efina which makes them a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the FH7 grades vs the Efina with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Pentax Efina. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Pentax Efina Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH7 has outer dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Pentax Efina has dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view sizing comparison of the FH7 and the Efina.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH7 and Efina is 96 and 97 respectively.

Normally, its hard to envision the difference between sensor sizes only by checking technical specs. The image underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FH7 and Efina.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Panasonic FH7 to give extra detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more aged FH7 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.