Panasonic FH8 vs Panasonic GX7

Lets look a little more closely at the Panasonic FH8 versus Panasonic GX7, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both of them are built by Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the FH8 (16MP) and the GX7 (16MP) is fairly similar but the FH8 (1/2.3") and GX7 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor size.

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The FH8 was unveiled 22 months prior to the GX7 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic FH8 being a Compact camera and the Panasonic GX7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the FH8 matches up vs the GX7 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH8 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FH8 Gallery & Panasonic GX7 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Panasonic FH8 has got outer dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 19mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 123 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Panasonic GX7 has sizing of 123mm x 71mm x 55mm (4.8" x 2.8" x 2.2") with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at that time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the FH8 against the GX7.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the FH8 and GX7 is 96 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap between sensor sizes purely by going over specs. The pic underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FH8 and GX7.

All in all, both of the cameras enjoy the same exact megapixel count but not the same sensor sizes. The FH8 features the tinier sensor which will make getting shallow DOF trickier. The more aged FH8 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.