Panasonic FP7 vs Panasonic FZ80

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic FP7 versus Panasonic FZ80, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Panasonic. The image resolution of the FP7 (16MP) and the FZ80 (18MP) is pretty comparable and they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The FP7 was announced 7 years earlier than the FZ80 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ80 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the FP7 scores against the FZ80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ80. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic FP7 Gallery & Panasonic FZ80 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Panasonic FP7 provides outside dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ80 has sizing of 130mm x 94mm x 119mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.7") with a weight of 616 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the FP7 against the FZ80.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the FP7 and FZ80 is 95 and 63 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to see the contrast in sensor measurements purely by going through specifications. The visual below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the FP7 and FZ80.

Plainly, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Panasonic FZ80 to provide extra detail with its extra 2MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older FP7 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.