Panasonic FP7 vs Sony A7 III

On this page, we will be matching up the Panasonic FP7 versus Sony A7 III, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Panasonic and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the FP7 (16MP) and A7 III (24MP) and the FP7 (1/2.3") and A7 III (Full frame) have different sensor size.

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The FP7 was unveiled 8 years before the A7 III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Panasonic FP7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A7 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the FP7 scores against the A7 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The full galleries are viewable at Panasonic FP7 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic FP7 has got outer measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") with a weight of 147 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Sony A7 III has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the FP7 and the A7 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the FP7 and A7 III is 95 and 63 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing just by looking at technical specs. The graphic below should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the FP7 and A7 III.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The FP7 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A7 III will give you more detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older FP7 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.