Panasonic FH7 vs Sony NEX-7

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Panasonic FH7 versus Sony NEX-7, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the FH7 (16MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the FH7 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) boast different sensor dimensions.

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The FH7 was brought out 3 months before the NEX-7 and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FH7 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise summation of how the FH7 scores vs the NEX-7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 & Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic FH7 Gallery & Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FH7 features outer 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) and the Sony NEX-7 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") having a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

Check the Panasonic FH7 versus Sony NEX-7 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the FH7 vs the NEX-7.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FH7 and NEX-7 is 96 and 84 respectively.

Sometimes, it is difficult to picture the gap in sensor sizes just by viewing specs. The image here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the FH7 and NEX-7.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The FH7 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-7 will result in more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively.