Panasonic FH7 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Panasonic FH7 and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Ricoh. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The FH7 was brought out 23 months after the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the FH7 matches up versus the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro. The entire galleries are available at Panasonic FH7 Gallery and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Panasonic FH7 enjoys exterior dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Compare the Panasonic FH7 and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the FH7 and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the FH7 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is 96 and 77 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor dimensions simply by going over specs. The image below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH7 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

All in all, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The FH7 because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Panasonic FH7 will offer more detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more recent FH7 provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.