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Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330

Portability
96
Imaging
39
Features
36
Overall
37
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 front
 
Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 front
Portability
67
Imaging
50
Features
50
Overall
50

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Key Specs

Panasonic FH7
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F3.1-6.5) lens
  • 126g - 95 x 56 x 19mm
  • Introduced September 2011
  • Additionally Known as Lumix DMC-FS22
Sony A330
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.7" Tilting Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • No Video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 529g - 128 x 97 x 71mm
  • Announced May 2009
  • Replaced the Sony A300
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Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Panasonic FH7 over the Sony A330

 FH7 A330 
AnnouncedSeptember 2011May 2009More recent by 29 months
Display dimensions3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Sony A330 over the Panasonic FH7

 A330 FH7 
Manually focus Very accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display

Common features in the Panasonic FH7 and Sony A330

 FH7 A330 
Display resolution230k230kSame display resolution
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Physical Comparison

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.

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 size comparison

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

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 top view buttons comparison

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Sensor Comparison

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.

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 sensor size comparison

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Screen and ViewFinder

Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Panasonic FH7
Portrait photography with Sony A330
34
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
comes with face detection focusing
lack of manual focus
no manual exposure
external flash not possible
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
62
manual focus
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
features face detection focusing
exports RAW formats
low MP (10 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Panasonic FH7 Street photography highlights
Sony A330 Street photography highlights
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers touch to focus
lighter than competition (126g)
screen is fixed
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
75
screen tilts
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Panasonic FH7
Sports photography with Sony A330
40
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16MP)
comes with tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
50
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
comes with phase detect AF
low fps (3.0 fps)
low MP (10 megapixels)
low battery power (230 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Panasonic FH7 Travel photography details
Sony A330 Travel photography details
71
lighter than competition (126 grams)
offers touch to focus
decent megapixels (16MP)
has built in flash
really wide (28mm)
missing Time Lapse recording
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
44
flash built-in
does not have Timelapse recording
low battery power (230 per charge)
low MP (10MP)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Panasonic FH7 Landscape photography factors
Sony A330 Landscape photography factors
43
really wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent megapixels (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
no manual exposure
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW format
missing Time Lapse recording
54
manual focus
switch lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
image stabilization (Sensor based)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW formats
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
low MP (10 megapixels)
low battery power (230 shots)
does not have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Panasonic FH7 as a Vlogging camera
Sony A330 as a Vlogging camera
34
really wide (28mm)
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focusing
lighter than competition (126 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't contain selfie friendly screen
low res video (1280 x 720 resolution)
missing external mic jack
9
no video recording
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Panasonic FH7 vs Sony A330 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Panasonic FH7 and Sony A330
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
General Information
Brand Name Panasonic Sony
Model type Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 Sony Alpha DSLR-A330
Also Known as Lumix DMC-FS22 -
Category Small Sensor Compact Entry-Level DSLR
Introduced 2011-09-07 2009-05-18
Physical type Compact Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Powered by Venus Engine IV Bionz
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor measurements 6.08 x 4.56mm 23.5 x 15.7mm
Sensor area 27.7mm² 369.0mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 3872 x 2592
Highest native ISO 6400 3200
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
AF single
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 11 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens zoom range 28-112mm (4.0x) -
Max aperture f/3.1-6.5 -
Macro focusing range 5cm -
Number of lenses - 143
Focal length multiplier 5.9 1.5
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display diagonal 3 inch 2.7 inch
Resolution of display 230k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage - 95 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.49x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 60 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/1600 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 4.0fps 3.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 3.30 m 10.00 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Rear Curtain, Wireless
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/160 secs
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) -
Highest video resolution 1280x720 None
Video format Motion JPEG -
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 126g (0.28 pounds) 529g (1.17 pounds)
Physical dimensions 95 x 56 x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") 128 x 97 x 71mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 64
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 22.4
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 11.5
DXO Low light rating not tested 535
Other
Battery life 260 shots 230 shots
Form of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-FH50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal SD/ SDHC, Memory Stick Pro Duo
Card slots Single Single
Retail price $149 $545