Panasonic FP7 vs Panasonic FS7

Let's look a little more closely at the Panasonic FP7 versus Panasonic FS7, both Ultracompact digital cameras and they are both built by Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the FP7 (16MP) and FS7 (10MP) and the FP7 (1/2.3") and FS7 (1/2.5") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The FP7 was revealed 24 months after the FS7 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before diving right into a in depth comparison, here is a quick overview of how the FP7 scores vs the FS7 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7. The full galleries are available at Panasonic FP7 Gallery & Panasonic FS7 Gallery.

If you're going to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP7 enjoys external dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Panasonic FS7 has sizing of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs).

Check out the Panasonic FP7 versus Panasonic FS7 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view size comparison of the FP7 compared to the FS7.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the FP7 and FS7 is 95 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to see the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading specs. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the FP7 and FS7.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The FP7 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic FP7 will deliver greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The younger FP7 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.