Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A7S III

Its time to look closer at the Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A7S III, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by brands Panasonic and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and A7S III (12MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and A7S III (Full frame) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The FH7 was unveiled 9 years earlier than the A7S III which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summary of how the FH7 matches up versus the A7S III for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Sony Alpha A7S III. The full galleries are provided at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Sony A7S III Gallery.

If you're aiming to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH7 enjoys outer dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony A7S III has sizing of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the FH7 and the A7S III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the FH7 and A7S III is 96 and 61 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor sizes simply by viewing a spec sheet. The picture here will offer you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the FH7 and A7S III.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FH7 using its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Panasonic FH7 will render more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged FH7 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.