Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330

Lets take a more detailed look at the Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Panasonic and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and A330 (10MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and A330 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The FH7 was manufactured 2 years later than the A330 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Sony A330 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the FH7 scores versus the A330 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A330. The entire galleries are provided at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Sony A330 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH7 features physical measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony A330 has dimensions of 128mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 529 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the FH7 vs the A330.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the FH7 and A330 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath might give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the FH7 and A330.

As you can tell, both the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The FH7 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Panasonic FH7 will offer extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The newer FH7 provides an edge with regard to sensor technology.