Panasonic FS7 vs Panasonic FZ1000

Let's take a deeper look at the Panasonic FS7 and Panasonic FZ1000, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Panasonic. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the FS7 (10MP) and FZ1000 (20MP) and the FS7 (1/2.5") and FZ1000 (1") offer different sensor sizing.

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The FS7 was launched 6 years prior to the FZ1000 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic FS7 being a Ultracompact camera and the Panasonic FZ1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go right into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the FS7 matches up vs the FZ1000 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000. The complete galleries are provided at Panasonic FS7 Gallery & Panasonic FZ1000 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic FS7 comes with external measurements of 97mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 139 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Panasonic FZ1000 has dimensions of 137mm x 99mm x 131mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 5.2") with a weight of 831 grams (1.83 lbs).

Take a look at the Panasonic FS7 and Panasonic FZ1000 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the FS7 versus the FZ1000.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the FS7 and FZ1000 is 95 and 55 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the FS7 and FZ1000.

All in all, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The FS7 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Panasonic FZ1000 will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The older FS7 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.